How Bernie Ruined Them
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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.
What I Told Madoff Today
Burt Ross, former mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, and former administrator of the New Jersey Energy Office, is a lawyer and real-estate investor. A book The Bribe was written about his exploits with the Mafia.
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.
The Bag Lady Papers, Part VIII
Alexandra Penney is an artist, best-selling author, former editor-in-chief of Self magazine, and originator, with Evelyn Lauder, of the Pink Ribbon for breast cancer awareness. She had a one-person show at Galerie in Berlin in April and her work was shown at Miami’s Art Basel. She lives in New York, has one treasured son in Los Angeles and more amazing friends than could ever be imagined.
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.
What Bernie's Thinking
Allan Dodds Frank is a business investigative correspondent who specializes in white collar crime. He also is President of the Overseas Press Club of America, one of the many journalism organizations that protests the arrests of journalists abroad and repression of freedom of speech.
The Daily Beast's Allan Dodds Frank talks with Madoff lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin about how Bernie feels about his guilty plea and why he's appealing his bail revocation.
Off to the Slammer
Allan Dodds Frank is a business investigative correspondent who specializes in white collar crime. He also is President of the Overseas Press Club of America, one of the many journalism organizations that protests the arrests of journalists abroad and repression of freedom of speech.
For a second this morning, Madoff glanced at his victims, stone-faced. Moments later, government agents clapped on the metal cuffs. Allan Dodds Frank reports from the courtroom.
We Shouldn't Stop At Madoff
Alexandra Penney, a Madoff victim who has expressed her frustration on multiple occasions, believes others, including JPMorgan Chase, must be examined. CNN
What I'd Like to Tell Bernie in Court
Burt Ross, former mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, and former administrator of the New Jersey Energy Office, is a lawyer and real-estate investor. A book The Bribe was written about his exploits with the Mafia.
The former mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., wanted to look Madoff in the eye today and make a victim's statement, but the judge ruled that such statements must wait until sentencing.
Bernie's Final Night of Luxury
Allan Dodds Frank is a business investigative correspondent who specializes in white collar crime. He also is President of the Overseas Press Club of America, one of the many journalism organizations that protests the arrests of journalists abroad and repression of freedom of speech.
Madoff has seen the last of his $7 million penthouse, as the judge revokes his bail. Allan Dodds Frank reports from the courthouse.
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.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
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.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Jeffrey Koterba is an acclaimed syndicated political cartoonist. Since joining the Omaha World-Herald in 1989, he has been a finalist for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society and has placed second in the National Headliner Awards. His work is distributed through King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers nationwide, and has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post, among others.
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