Please make sure you have registered with the FBI Victim Assistance Program and with SIPC (www.madoff.com) has the details.
The FBI victim assistance program is looking for people; Laura Riso; laura.riso@ic.fbi.gov 212 384 2564; She emailed me: “If there are any other Madoff investors that wish to have their information included in the Victim Notification System, a joint system between the FBI and United States Attorney’s Office, kindly please advise them to send their name, address, phone number, and any supporting documents that show they were a victim in the Madoff case to:
Attn: Victim Assistance Program
26 Federal Plaza
23rd Floor
NY, NY 10278
Here are some links as well:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/fraud/rrr/rrrpdf.pdf (very good handbook for financial fraud victims navigating the federal criminal justice system)
http://apps.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1546.pdf (Taxpayer Advocacy Services)”