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How Bernie Ruined Them
Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in jail Monday afternoon. Read statements from his victims, Ruth’s emotional apology, his lawyer’s final plea, and the Ponzi schemer’s excuses.
Matt York / AP Photo
The Victims Strike Back
“Your Honor, we implore you to give him the maximum sentence at a maximum prison for this evil lowlife.”
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Jason Decrow / Rapport
Bernie Madoff's Apology
“I apologize to my victims. I will turn and face you. I am sorry. I know that doesn't help you.”
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Mary Altaffer / AP Photo
Ruth Madoff Breaks Her Silence
“I am embarrassed and ashamed. Like everyone else, I feel betrayed and confused. The man who committed this horrible fraud is not the man whom I have known for all these years.”
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Judge Condemns Bernie's "Evil" Crime
“Here, the message must be sent that Mr. Madoff's crimes were extraordinarily evil.”
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Louis Lanzano / AP Photo
Madoff's Lawyer Issues Final Plea
“In closing, your Honor, there is no question that this case has taken an enormous toll, not only on Mr. Madoff and his family, but to the victims to be sure.”
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Christine Cornell / AP Photo
The Madoff Message
by Allan Dodds Frank
An extraordinary jail term for an “extraordinarily evil” fraud isn’t just for Bernie Madoff, writes Allan Dodds Frank from the courthouse. It’s a signal to all of Wall Street.
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AP Photo; Landov
The Bag Lady Papers, Part VIII
by Alexandra Penney
Madoff victim Alexandra Penney on Bernie’s sentencing, Ruthie’s cruel fate—left with just $2.5 million!—and the finer things in her frugal new life: a classic piece from an Upper East Side thrift shop.
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Jin Lee, Bloomberg News / Landov
What I Told Madoff Today
by Burt Ross
On the day of Bernard Madoff’s sentencing, The Daily Beast’s Burt Ross, who lost $5 million, offers a statement to the court explaining why the Ponzi schemer should never be let out of prison.
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John Talks Joe
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Amateur Hour at the White House
Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Going Rogue: The Index
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
American Music Awards Rewind
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Airports From Hell
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