Madoff accountant pleads guilty

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The longtime accountant of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple fraud charges in connection to Madoff's notorious, decades-long Ponzi scheme.

David G. Friehling, 49, agreed to a nine-count guilty plea that included securities fraud, investment advisor fraud, making false filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and tax law violations.

Standing in a 14th-floor federal courthouse in Manhattan, Friehling expressed remorse for those he harmed, including his family, who lost $500,000 in savings with Madoff.

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