The following facts are undisputed: Petitioner invested in nonparty Ascot Partners, L.P. (Ascot), a fund operated by respondent J. Ezra Merkin, who allegedly failed to disclose that the fund's monies were funneled to Bernard Madoff to invest. On March 18, 2003, petitioner Noel M. Wiederhorn subscribed for a $500,000 limited partnership interest in Ascot, on behalf of his individual retirement account (IRA). In the subscription agreement, petitioner represented that he was...
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