Indeed, these deals were special for all involved: (a) Levy enjoyed Madoff's inflated return rates of up to 40 % on the money he invested with Madoff; (b) Madoff enjoyed the benefits of large amounts of cash to perpetuate his fraud
without being subject to JPMC's
due diligence processes; and (c) JPMC earned fees on the
loan amounts and watched the «special deals» from afar, escaping responsibility for any
due diligence on Madoff's operation.»