Full Article from Yahoo News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_bi_ge/us_madoff_scandal
I'm also not very familiar with American Law, but why didn't they just call it life-long imprisonment? He will just rot to death before even finishing his sentence. -.- Yes, everyone's angry at the Ponzi Scheme and saying that he deserves this life sentence, but I highly doubt that a 71-year old man is going to last for another 150 years, seriously, unless imprisonment in hell counts too.
"I will turn and face you. I am sorry. I know that dosen't help you." - Bernard Madoff (message to his victims, in court)
You are right, that so dosen't help to chill someone's anger, especially when you sound so calm in your apology.
The only thing that would make his victims forgive him would of course be payment in full, but sadly, all that's lost won't come back in this case. Prison life for over 100 years may as well be enough to serve him right, but I was considering caning to be a better alternative in satisfying victims'anger but then again, maybe not, since it sounds way too immoral to inflict any physical pain onto an old folk, even if he's a schemer.
[EDIT]: I forgot to add something, most of Madoff's assets will be seized by federal marshals to compensate victims, from their yatch to their mink coats...now it seems that NOT all that's lost won't come back after all.
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