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Robert M. Jaffe (born 1944) is an American stockbroker. He was a long-time associate of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff and promoted Madoff's fund to wealthy investors in Massachusetts and Florida.

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Robert M. Jaffe (born 1944) is an American stockbroker. He was a long-time associate of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff and promoted Madoff's fund to wealthy investors in Massachusetts and Florida. He is vice president of Cohmad Securities Corporation. Biography Jaffe is married to Ellen Shapiro, daughter of Boston philanthropist Carl J. Shapiro, the founder and former chairman of apparel company Kay Windsor Inc. and an early investor and close friend of Madoff. Jaffe reportedly convinced the elder Shapiro to invest $250 million with Madoff just ten days before Madoff's arrest. Cohmad Securities Corporation Maurice "Sonny" Cohn owned 48% of Cohmad, and his daughter Marcia, who served as president and chief compliance officer, owned 25%. Madoff owned 15%. Mr. Madoff's brother Peter owned 9%, and Mr. Cohn's brother owned 1%, and another unnamed Cohmad employee owned 1%. The brokerage firm lists its address as Madoff's firm's address in New York City. Cohmad received $67 million in generated fees from Madoff investments, from 2000 to 2008.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Robert Jaffe: American producer, actor, and screenwriter · American physicist

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Robert JaffeAll the charm, none of the schedule.Robert JaffeThe American stockbroker, cornered at a party and loving it.Robert JaffeAll the charm, none of the schedule.

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