Update: Madoff a 'hero,' has groupies in prison
Since the Bernie Madoff story, unlike even the lurid tale of Tiger Woods, is the one that won’t go away, it’s fitting now that we have a new wrinkle to the narrative.
After the Ponzi king defrauded investors of some $65 billion, he was sent last year to a 150-year bid in a North Carolina prison, the place where the 72-year-old is set to die.
And then, by a winter report from the Wall Street Journal, Madoff was whooped by an ex-inmate, who allegedly caused the disgraced financier a broken nose, broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
Judging by your comments here, few felt sorry for the man.
“I think they should let the victims beat on him every time he heals up till he drops dead. The *sshole,” wrote Rick, an MSN reader.
“Time for me to go over there and beat the s**t out of this Liberal scumbag!” echoed EUGENE, a fellow commenter.
Yet for anyone that desires to see Madoff live out his prison years in misery, please read this.
New York Magazine just released an incredible feature on the fraudster and his life in jail. The verdict? Madoff, despite reports of constant threats of assault, lives lick a rock star inside FCI Butner prison – the Ponzi master is renowned as a “hero,” according to several ex-inmates.
The piece is littered with unbelievable anecdotes about Madoff and his cult following/appreciation inside the joint, where he shares a home with Mob bosses, terrorists and bank robbers:
a) According to the mag, Madoff has what one inmate calls “groupies,” a collection of hangers-on who follow him on the exercise track, “kiss his ass” and even ask for his autograph. Of course, Madoff – with his legendary ego – has rejected all autograph requests because “he was sure they would sell it on eBay,” said one of his attorneys.
b) Or there was the time Madoff and a slew of other inmates sat around the TV watching the 60 Minutes segment profiling the fraudster. According to the NY mag feature, one inmate exclaimed during the show, “Bernie, you got ‘em for millions!” Madoff replied coldly, “No, billions.”
What’s most striking about the story, though, is how little remorse Madoff appears to feel for his crimes.
By two tales in the NY mag feature, the Manhattan fraudster expresses disdain for his victims, even mocking them to other inmates.
1. “That evening an inmate badgered Madoff about the victims of his $65 billion scheme, and kept at it. According to K.C. White, a bank robber and prison artist, Madoff stopped smiling and got angry. ‘F**k my victims, he said, loud enough for other inmates to hear. ‘I carried them for twenty years, and now I’m doing 150 years.’”
2. Or there was the time another inmate told Madoff his thoughts on the massive scam, saying “taking advantage of old ladies was “kind of f**ked up.” To which Madoff replied, matter-of-factly, “Well, that’s what I did.”
Maybe 150 years isn’t long enough to rehabilitate this one.
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: ken post | Jun 9, 2021 4:05:43 PM
lets remember most of the people he ripped off were the same as Madoff himself, greedy son of a bitches that thought they were making unreal profits at somebody else's expence
Posted by: jim | Jun 9, 2021 4:56:58 PM
the little s--t should live with uncertanty,the next time he's going to get clobberd , just like he did to many inocent investors,hang in there berni ,it's comming again,again and again, f---er
Posted by: Roslyn | Jun 9, 2021 5:49:21 PM
Madoff should really suffer. He stole from philanthropic organizations which makes him the lowest of the low. I am waiting to hear that he is sick from some very debilitating illness which lasts at least a year and that he is in agony twenty-four hours a day.
Posted by: prince | Jun 9, 2021 6:00:06 PM
Well, madoff did deserve to o to jail for what he did, but yeah the people he ripped off kind of deserved it because they were greedy. A crime is a crime, I'm glad he got punished for that but 150 years is too much.
Posted by: Jess | Jun 9, 2021 7:07:51 PM
I'm with ken on this one. Madoff took money from rich assholes. Even the charity groups that gave him their money were greedy. If you ask me, its better that he stole from the rich than the poor.
Posted by: cd | Jun 9, 2021 7:10:37 PM
good broken nose shmuck
Posted by: Zakimar | Jun 9, 2021 8:18:51 PM
EVERYONE that invested with Madoff (and those who still give their money to his kind) DESERVE to lose their money. As far as I'm concerned, the entire stock market is a racket for gamblers and people too lazy to manufacture anything. No wonder America is so in debt, most of their "economy" is a financial shell game. When the USA finally goes bankrupt, the world will be a cleaner and safer place.
Stop terrorism : BOYCOTT Israel and USA
Posted by: glen | Jun 11, 2021 9:47:27 AM
Freedom is priceless ! for those who want their cake and eat it too you can expect to go to jail just like Madoff. Of course he would be treated like a 'hero' in prison cause he's with is kind, theives, gangsters and crooks who wish they could have pulled it off too. So crooks get what they deserve. Fraud is very detrimental to any society, not just the USA or Isreal. Corruption is rampant everywhere in the world !
Posted by: cathy crocker | Jun 11, 2021 11:36:40 AM
Mr. Madoff deserves what every living being deserves - humane consideration, decent living conditions, and dignity. Evil or good, right or wrong, guilty or innocent, nothing is more important than a human being.
Posted by: the flowerpot man | Jun 11, 2021 1:49:22 PM
thank you, cathy.
we shouldn't stoop to committing or condoning acts of vengeance. the harm done to the target is mirrored in the harm done to our own subconscious image of ourselves and our expectations of society.
unfortunately, vengeance is built into our society's concept of justice - a primitive one. it perpetuates conditions that encourage and enable the very crimes it purports to oppose. it's sad, but with much if not most of the planet stuck at a stage of emotional development that barely qualifies as adolescent, not surprising.
we can only change the world one soul at a time. shine a light.
Posted by: canadian girl | Jun 11, 2021 7:31:12 PM
Mr Madoc is a master thief - that is fact. and no unrepentant thief will enter the kingdom of heaven -
that is also a fact. So prison is just a moment in his eternal condemnation. I would think instead of boasting about his great trail of deceptions he would put more thought on his need for true repentance that he may obtain eternal salvation. Go find Jesus Mr. Macoc he is the one true person (God) who has the power to forgive you and release you from your prison walls.
Posted by: tonyb | Jun 11, 2021 8:37:27 PM
Cathy crocker-what are you on? His victims did NOT receive humane consideration, and many of them no longer have decent living conditions OR dignity. Why is HE entitled to it if THEY don't have it?
Hey canadian girl-the guy's name is Madoff (as in made off with $65 billion), NOT madoc....geez!
Posted by: windyspirit | Jun 11, 2021 11:00:39 PM
How can this inhumane assault on anybody be acceptable
Posted by: J Lindon | Jun 13, 2021 10:41:59 AM
Windyspirit, you ask "How can this inhumane assault on anybody be acceptable"?
How can you ask this question? The assault is not only acceptable, but gives many people great joy and satisfaction.