BRIEF-JPMorgan sued by receiver for convicted Ponzi schemer Petters

Dec 29 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co:

* Others sued by receiver for convicted ponzi schemer tom petters, petters

group worldwide -- court filing

* Receiver accuses defendants of receiving more than $300 million from petters'

multi-billion-dollar ponzi scheme

* Receiver says JPMorgan knew or should have known that money in petters'

accounts was derived from fraud

((New York Equities Desk; tel: [phone]))

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