Disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff was led off to prison on Thursday morning (12 March) for what may be the rest of his life. Completing his surrender in the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, Madoff, confronted a courtroom filled with angry investors and kept a poker face as he pleaded guilty to 11 felonies (see box below) before being slapped into handcuffs.Madoff's guilty plea brought an abrupt resolution to the largest fraud schemes in history and a case that has fascinated the US legal community.
March 13, 2009 at 04:39 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff was led off to prison on Thursday morning (12 March) for what may be the rest of his life.
Completing his surrender in the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, Madoff, confronted a courtroom filled with angry investors and kept a poker face as he pleaded guilty to 11 felonies (see box below) before being slapped into handcuffs.
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