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Bernard Madoff, mastermind of massive Ponzi scheme, dies in US prison
FILE PHOTO: Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff leaves US District Court in Manhattan after a bail hearing in New York on Jan 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
14 Apr 2021 10:36PM (Updated:
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NEW YORK: Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday (Apr 14) in federal prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the Bureau of Prisons said. He was 82.
Madoff had been suffering from chronic kidney failure and several other medical ailments.
NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff, the infamous architect of an epic securities swindle that burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned him a 150-year prison term, died behind bars early . . .
Bernie Madoff, Financier Who Pleaded Guilty to Largest Ponzi Scheme in History, Dies at 82 Hilary Lewis Financier Bernard Madoff leaves Manhattan Federal court March 10, 2009 in New York City.
Bernard Madoff, the infamous architect of an epic securities swindle that burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned him a 150-year prison term, died in a federal prison early Wednesday. He was 82.
Madoff’s death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, was confirmed by his lawyer and the Bureau of Prisons.
Last year, Madoff’s lawyers filed court papers to try to get him released from prison in the coronavirus pandemic, saying he had suffered from end-stage renal disease and other chronic medical conditions. The request was denied.