Shana Madoff is the niece of former NASDAQ chairman and founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Bernard Madoff. Shana Madoff worked as a compliance attorney for her uncle's firm. In 2007, Shana Madoff married Eric Swanson, a former compliance official for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).ABC News: SEC Official Married into Madoff Family (December 16, 2008)
TPMmuckraker reported that Shana Madoff contacted a "federal prison consultant" inquiring about how much time she'd be spending in prison and how to best acquire an early release. Larry Levine, consultant at Wall Street Prison Consultants, said that a women contacted him stating that she faces conspiracy charges, when pressed by Levine, she disclosed that she was a relative to Bernie Madoff.TPM: Report: Shana Madoff Contacted Prison Consultant (April 13, 2009)
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In 2007, Madoff said he had a "very close" relationship with a SEC regulator at a business meeting, he said, "in fact, my niece even married one"ABC News: SEC Official Married into Madoff Family (December 16, 2008)
