WATERTOWN — On Nov. 18, 1975, 51-year-old Jimmy Carter made his rounds in the city, radiating confidence of how he saw the 1976 presidential election concluding.
WATERTOWN — In the fall of 1975, a governor from Georgia little known in the north country and accompanied by a small group of people, walked down Washington Street greeting
Updated: Apr 14 2021, 15:58 ET
SIXTY years after launching a career in finance, notorious Ponzi scheme conman Bernie Madoff has died – leaving the destruction of thousands of lives in his wake.
Believed to have defrauded his victims out of a massive $64.8 billion, the ‘evil’ financial swindler’s actions even led to his own son’s suicide.
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Bernie Madoff s son Mark, right, committed suicide after the revelations of his father s crimes, and his wife Ruth stopped visiting him after their son s deathCredit: Getty - Minimum Fee
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Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick were among those defrauded by MadoffCredit: Alamy
The horrific scale of Madoff’s actions is almost hard to believe, earning him a 150-year jail sentence after his arrest in 2008.
In the summer of 2019, former state Sen. H. Douglas Barclay invited his good friend Joseph L. Rich down to his spacious parcel, Douglaston Salmon Run, County Route 5, Pulaski. Mr. Rich hopped into a four-wheeler, with Mr. Barclay confidently at the wheel.
âHe took me on a joy ride like you wouldnât believe,â Mr. Rich recalled on Tuesday, two days after Mr. Barclay died at the age of 88, leaving behind a legacy of exemplary public service. âI mean it was up the hills and down the hills. I told him it was better than any ride at the fair. I was holding on for dear life.â