New York (CNN) -- A former aide to Bernard Madoff, who faces charges related to Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court for a pre-trial hearing Friday.
Annette Bongiorno, 62, will appear before U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, who reduced her bail from $5 million to $3 million a week ago. Bongiorno has been under detention at her Manhasset, Long Island, home.
The charges against Bongiorno include conspiracy and tax evasion.
Bongiorno turned herself in to the U.S. Marshals Service in Florida in December after her bail was rejected by a district judge in New York, according to U.S. Marshals Deputy Wayne Pickering.
Bongiorno had been previously approved for bail, but that right was later revoked by Swain over concerns of flight risk, given that Bongiorno has access to millions of dollars, according to court documents. CNN
