Reports: JPMorgan's $2 billion Madoff settlement to land soon

JPMorgan is expected to reach a $2 billion settlement with the feds this week for its turning a blind eye to Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

The reports -- in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal -- say the deal is expected to come this week.

Federal prosecutors have accused JPMorgan (JPM, Fortune 500) of ignoring red flags about Madoff's crimes, and allegedly turning a blind eye to the largest Ponzi scheme in history.

Madoff swindled about $20 billion from thousands of investors who thought he was operating a legitimate Wall Street firm. Some funds from this settlement would be used to compensate victims, according to reports, though a spokeswoman for the court-appointed trustee in charge of allocating recovered assets declined to comment.

Related: Five things you didn't know about Madoff's scam

JPMorgan is expected to reach a deferred-prosecution agreement, meaning that the company can avoid criminal charges as long as it adheres to specific legal requirements for an agreed-upon period of time. JPMorgan is expected to pay $1 billion in penalties stemming from this agreement and another $1 billion in additional fines.

The criminal case focuses on JPMorgan's alleged failure to disclose its concerns about Madoff to U.S. authorities, even though it filed such a report in the United Kingdom, according to the reports.

A spokesman for JPMorgan Chase declined to comment. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York did not immediately return messages.

Related: Ex-Madoff aide: 'We were lying'

Meanwhile, Madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence at a federal prison in North Carolina after pleading guilty to 11 counts, including fraud, in 2009, three months after his arrest.

Five of Madoff's ex-employees are currently on trial in federal court in New York for allegedly helping him conduct the scam.

First Published: January 6, 2014: 9:43 AM ET

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