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Madoff Gets 150 Years

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Schemer gets max after apology to investors.

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Might as well throw the key away: A judge gave Bernard Madoff the maximum sentence of 150 years on Monday—the longest sentence ever for a financial criminal. Fitting, since Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was the largest crime in financial history. Earlier in the day, Madoff said that he "will live with this pain, this torment, for the rest of my life."

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