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Madoff Sentenced To 150 Years

selven was one of several readers to send in the news that Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison. "Bernard Madoff's victims gasped and cheered when he was sentenced to 150 years in prison, but they walked away knowing little more about how he carried out the biggest robbery in Wall Street history. In one of the most dramatic courtroom conclusions to a corporate fraud case, the 71-year-old swindler was unemotional as he was berated by distraught investors during the 90-minute proceeding. Many former clients had hoped he would shed more light on his crime and explain why he victimized so many for so long. But he did not. Madoff called his crime 'an error of judgment' and his 'failure,' reiterating previous statements that he alone was responsible for the $65 billion investment fraud. His victims said they did not hear much new from Madoff in his five-minute statement. They also said they did not believe anything he said. As he handed down the maximum penalty allowed, US District Judge Denny Chin... [said], 'I simply do not get the sense that Mr. Madoff has done all that he could or told all that he knows.'"

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  1. Last thing to do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Last post!

    -- Madoff

    1. Re:Last thing to do by ocularDeathRay · · Score: 4, Funny

      In the words of my hero, Mike Tyson:

      "I'll fuck you till you love me! Faggot."

      /me considers clicking post anonymously, but I have excellent karma, I am sure I don't deserve that.

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      Obama is a twitter sock puppet
    2. Re:Last thing to do by gyrogeerloose · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, he's lucky he didn't get life...

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      This ain't rocket surgery.
    3. Re:Last thing to do by Dmala · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since skeletal remains are unlikely to be a danger to the community, they'll probably let the bastard go.

  2. Re:No, but maybe... by lennier · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You should be employing more than one manager. One of them should be YOU. "

    And if you've read/watched "A Scanner Darkly", you should know that even YOU might not be fully trustworthy, and you should consider diversifying into multiple personalities to keep an eye on that sneaky...

    Paranoia. It's the sign of a healthy, prosperous society!

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    You are not a brain: http://books.google.com/books?id=2oV61CeDx-YC