Berkshire Bank Escapes Claims It Aided $90M Ponzi Scheme

By Rae Ann Varona

A New York federal judge on Thursday freed Berkshire Bank from a proposed class action that alleged it helped a local businessman's $90 million Ponzi scheme for roughly a decade, saying an investor in a fund central to the scheme didn't show the bank had actual knowledge of the fraud.

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