Crupi

Five other former employees, including Mr. Bonventre, JoAnn "Jodi" Crupi and Annette Bongiorno , have been charged criminally and have denied wrongdoing.

Ex-Madoff Employee Lipkin Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Other Charges Chad Bray 2011

Five other former Madoff employees, including former Madoff operations director Daniel Bonventre and longtime back-office employees JoAnn "Jodi" Crupi and Annette Bongiorno , also have been charged criminally.

Former Madoff Trader Plans to Plead Guilty Chad Bray 2011

In his plea, Mr. Kugel, 66 years old, said he supplied Madoff back-office employees Annette Bongiorno and JoAnn "Jodi" Crupi with pricing data that was used to create fake, backdated trades for Madoff customers, including historical pricing information taken from the newspaper.

Ex-Madoff Trader Pleads Guilty to Fraud Chad Bray 2011

Five other former employees besides Mr. DiPascali, including Ms. Crupi and Annette Bongiorno , have been charged criminally and have denied wrongdoing.

Madoff Employee to Plead Guilty Chad Bray 2011

Ms. Crupi and Ms. Bongiorno have been charged criminally along with three other former Madoff employees, including former Madoff operations director Daniel Bonventre .

Ex-Madoff Trader Pleads Guilty to Fraud Chad Bray 2011

However, Mr. Kugel continued to provide historical pricing information to Ms. Bongiorno and Ms. Crupi until the firm's collapse, prosecutors said.

Ex-Madoff Trader Pleads Guilty to Fraud Chad Bray 2011

Eric Breslin , a lawyer for Ms. Crupi, declined to comment.

Ex-Madoff Trader Pleads Guilty to Fraud Chad Bray 2011

In court papers, prosecutors have alleged that Ms. Crupi took over Mr. Kugel's role in the mid-1990s of selecting historical pricing data on which to base the fake trades.

Ex-Madoff Trader Pleads Guilty to Fraud Chad Bray 2011

On Monday, Mr. Kugel also admitted to conspiring with Ms. Crupi to misrepresent the amount of money held in his accounts at the Madoff firm in order to obtain mortgage loans, including mortgages for homes on Long Island and in Florida in 2002.

Ex-Madoff Trader Pleads Guilty to Fraud Chad Bray 2011

According to a map obtained by The Wall Street Journal depicting the 17th floor of Mr. Madoff's firm, where the investment-advisory business was located, Eric Lipkin had a seat opposite that of JoAnn "Jodi" Crupi, who has been charged in the case and has pleaded not guilty.

Madoff Employee to Plead Guilty Chad Bray 2011