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Anniversary Note: A Madoff Letter to Judge Swain

To: The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain
From: Bernard Madoff
re: Dec 8 Sentencing

Dear Judge Swain:

We all know that we are days away from the 6 year anniversary of my "coming out" and acknowledging being the ring leader of a scheme that swiped serious bucks from a bunch of people. The fact that the sentencing date for several members of my staff is falling 3 days shy of that 6 year anniversary is likely a coincidence, but its more than likely this milestone date will influence your decision as to the severity of whatever prison sentence(s) that you will be handing down this coming Monday.

That said, I am compelled to appeal to your compassion and to remind you of my recent letter in which I repeated that the only people who were knowingly complicit in the scheme was Dimes Dipascali. It would seem obvious that among others, Nan Bongiorno (whose picture on the above left required a wide-angle lens) would not be a good candidate for a lengthy (or even a short ) stay in any prison, if only because it would cost the government thousands of dollars to retrofit any federal facility to facilitate her needs.

Aside from the fact that Nan couldn't possibly fit into a traditional, prison cell bunk bed, whatever venue she would be sent to would certainly have to reconfigure the commodes in order to accommodate her.  Otherwise, her attorneys will have plenty of ammo to appeal any sentence you hand down on the grounds of 'cruel and unusual punishment' were "Nan" to have to serve time. And, let's not forget the additional costs to feed her. As you can easily see, this is a woman with an outsized appetite and trust me when I tell you that she could not possibly subsist on the menu that is typically available to inmates at most Federal 'camps'.

The irony is that Dimes is still dancing around thanks to his 'cooperation'...Based on my own knowledge of sociopathy, the fact that his "testimony" was the principal factor that brought these defendants to your court room is merely a classic example of how crazy the world is.

With those thoughts, I extend to you warm season's greetings.

BLM
Butner Camp

Full post as published by Bernard Madoff on December 05, 2014 (boomark / email).