Monday, June 29, 2009

Stickin' It to Bernie Madoff

FOX News reports that swindler Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison to serve as an example to other white-collar criminals.

Scattered applause and whoops broke out in the crowded Manhattan courtroom after U.S. District Judge Denny Chin issued the maximum sentence to the 71-year-old defendant, who said he lives "in a tormented state now, knowing all the pain and suffering I've created."

Chin rejected a request by Madoff's lawyer for leniency and said he disagreed that victims of the fraud were seeking mob vengeance.

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