Defense lawyers in the fraud trial of five former Bernard Madoff employees began closing arguments Thursday much as they started the case in October — attacking the Madoff henchman who became the prosecution’s star witness. Frank DiPascali, who confessed his role in the investment scam and testified against his former co-workers, is a “con man’s con man” without credibility, argued Larry Krantz, the defense lawyer for George Perez, a former Madoff computer programmer. More on USA Today here.
