The wife of accused swindler Bernard Madoff pulled $ 15.5 million out of a Madoff-related brokerage firm in Massachusetts in the weeks before his arrest , authorities there disclosed Wednesday . NEW : Ruth Madoff made withdrawals in November and December . Money taken from Massachusetts company `` intertwined '' with New York company . The money was transferred to a Swiss bank account belonging to the daughter of Bernard L. Madoff, according to court papers.
NEW : Ruth Madoff made withdrawals in November and December . Money taken from Massachusetts company `` intertwined '' with New York company . The money was transferred to a Swiss bank account belonging to the daughter of Bernard L. Madoff, according to court papers.