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"Where's the Bone for Bernie Madoff?"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the title of this query by Jeralyn at TalkLeft.  The question reflects my own reaction when I hear that Madoff will be pleading guilty without the benefit of a plea agreement.  Here is part of Jeralyn's analysis: [Madoff's lawyers have indicated he will plead] straight up to all 11 counts against him and receives no sentencing concession, no promises about non-prosecution of family members and no agreement that the Government's continuing investigation won't affect his wife and other family members' assets. He's 70 years old. Even if he gets a 25 year sentence with good time, he's likely to die in prison. He's not going to a minimum security camp. So why is he pleading guilty? Are there secret agreements we don't know about?...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 11, 2009 (boomark / email).