Bernie madoff's son killed himself yesterday
 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/1..._n_795342.html

NEW YORK ? One of Bernard Madoff's sons was found dead of an apparent suicide Saturday on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, according to police and a lawyer for the family.

Mark Madoff, 46, was found dead in his apartment in Manhattan's fashionable SoHo section, according to police department spokesman Paul Browne. A relative notified police around 7:30 a.m.

"Mark Madoff took his own life today. This is a terrible and unnecessary tragedy," his lawyer, Martin Flumenbaum, said in a written statement.

His body was found hanging from a dog leash that had been fashioned into a noose and strung over a pipe in the ceiling of his living room, according to a law enforcement official. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

"Mark was an innocent victim of his father's monstrous crime who succumbed to two years of unrelenting pressure from false accusations and innuendo. We are all deeply saddened by this shocking turn of events," Flumenbaum said.

Mark Madoff and his brother, Andrew, were under investigation but hadn't faced any criminal charges in the massive Ponzi scheme that led to their father's jailing.

Bernard Madoff swindled a long list of investors out of billions of dollars and is serving a 150-year prison term in North Carolina. He was arrested on Dec. 11, 2008, after confessing his crimes to his family.

Madoff's sons, according to the family's attorneys, were the ones who turned him in.

The scandal put a harsh light on members of the family. The financier's brother, Peter, played a prominent role in the family's company. Mark and Andrew Madoff both worked on a trading desk at the firm, on a side of the business that wasn't directly involved in the Ponzi scheme.

good riddance.

yeah, money isn't everything...

how many are left?

i think a couple more

Payback .

I personally think he was murdered as payback for what his did dad did.

Sins of the father....

(Exodus 34:6-7) - "Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."

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Could be a warning sign to Madoff.

With things like a 150-year prison term given to people how long is the longest a prisoner has actually served?

boring shit, dude got MURDERED. simple as.

This is the ultimate punishment for Bernie Madoff. If I were in jail for the rest of my life, I'd at least have the solace that my wife and kids will at least be free to lead their lives as happy as they can. But to sit in prison and know your son killed himself because of something you did, that's the ultimate punishment for this guy. Probably worse than the death penalty I'd think.

Whatever years he doesn't serve after his death, would be divided among the rest of the family members and they would have to serve those years.

It's a new law just passed by Obama.

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I was just wondering if anybody has actually done anything enormous like 60 years in prison.

Yea for sure. If the son did really kill himself and wasn't murdered, imagine that he lived in agony over the past 2 years before finally caving into it. Hopefully his father will now be going through worse agony by living.

No joy to be found in this man's suicide. It seems he just may be another victim of his father's crimes.

very true

New Identity! He's still alive alright, remember this family will do anything to scam their way out of paying what's due