Madoff Sentenced To 150 Years 602
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.'"
Last thing to do (Score:5, Funny)
Last post!
-- Madoff
Sentance (Score:4, Funny)
With time off for good behavior, he could be out in 127.5 years.
Re:Last thing to do (Score:4, Funny)
"I'll fuck you till you love me! Faggot."
Re:Here's a moral question for you. (Score:3, Funny)
He said a little bit of money, not billions.
Re:Last thing to do (Score:3, Funny)
No, don't go last! Everyone knows if you don't get into these "first post" pyramid schemes early, you lose everything!
Re:Last thing to do (Score:5, Funny)
Easy to get out of it (Score:3, Funny)
He just needs to find a couple of inmates that are willing to do a couple more years of his jail time in order to be part of his plan. Those inmates need to find more people willing to do a couple more years of the jail time of all the people who got into the scheme before them, and those inmates need to get even more inmates willing to do more jail time. Soon Madoff will have enough sucker... I mean inmates to cover his time. Of course the last person in will need to do like 10000 years of jail time but then it will be up to the government to figure out how to keep the last inmate alive for that long.
Re:No, but maybe... (Score:5, 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!
Re:They need to find the money now (Score:1, Funny)
Were you Madoff's accountant? Where'd the other $5b go (10+5=15-10=5)?
Re:Last thing to do (Score:3, Funny)
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