Criminal Law

Madoff - Sentenced to More Than A Lifetime
The Hon. Denny Chin gave a sentence of 150 years to Bernie Madoff, a number a far cry from the 12 years asked for by defense counsel. (see here) Jack Healy, NYTimes, Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years in Prison for...

Breaking: Madoff Gets 150 Years
Well, the question has been answered. Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to years in prison. The matter now shifts to the Bureau of Prisons, which will make the decision on where Madoff will be sent...

Bye, Bye Bernie: Madoff Gets 150 Years
While his attorneys asked for just 12 years, Bernie Madoff, 71, has been sentenced to 150 years after expressing sorrow for the ruin that he brought to thousands of people — rich and poor — through his criminal enterprise...

Madoff gets sentenced to max of 150 years in federal prison!
Early reports from the MSM says Bernie Madoff gets the max from Judge Denny Chin, 150 years in federal prison, which was the most he could get for all the counts to which Madoff pled guilty...

Madoff Gets 150 Years
The Am Law Daily reports that Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison. For some of the counts, Judge Denny Chin gave the convicted financier 20 years, the maximum amount allowable under the law...

Breaking News: Bernie Madoff Waives Indictment
This just in: Federal prosecutors in the Bernie Madoff case have filed a document indicating that alleged Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff will likely waive his indictment.

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