the national conference of state legislatures cites texas, arizona, georgia, kanasas, nebraska and virgina as using the majority of money for other purposes. and connecticut, colorado and pennsylvanias as issuing most of the money to homeowners. one important note: states were given discretion over how to handle the settlement money. five former employees of convicted swindler bernie madoff go on trial this week -- for their alleged participation in a $65-billion ponzi scam. the "5 employees" plead not guilty-- however, prosecutors contend that bernie madoff could not have acted alone in the decades-long scam. jury selection started yesterday. the trial could bring out testimony from director steven spielberg, actor kevin bacon and actress zsa zsa garbor who lost money in the scheme. bernie madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence. jc penney reports having enough cash on hand to last until the end of the year. that caused a rush of buying in the stock tuesday-- with share trading well above s8 before closing at $7.77. there were concerns the jcp was burning to quickly through its cash.