Madoff Not Beaten Up In Prison, Hospitalized For Dizziness, High Blood Pressure

An ABC News affiliate in North Carolina reported this week that serious injuries sustained by convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Maddoff were consistent with those suffered during an assault.

Since then, however, the story has changed. Madoff was not attacked in prison, ABC's source said, but rather fell out of bed.

Now, the Federal Bureau of Prisons says dizziness and hypertension were responsible for the hospitalization. Lawyer Ira Sorkin says Madoff has "had some dizzy spells and some high blood pressure."

Madoff was admitted to Duke University Hospital last Friday. He has since been been moved to the Federal Medical Center, part of the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, N.C., where he is an inmate

Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said Wednesday that Madoff was moved Friday.

Madoff has been imprisoned since March. That's when he pleaded guilty to fraud charges and admitted cheating thousands of investors out of billions of dollars.

The 71-year-old was arrested a year ago after he confessed his private-investment business was a fraud.

Comments

[EyeLean5280]

10:14 AM on 12/29/2009

Nice Drawing.

[my p0litikal kos]

09:13 PM on 12/28/2009

Good articles 4 slow news day: http://iamned111.blogspot.com

[jcko]

02:07 PM on 12/28/2009

Should reduce his sentence by 5 years on compassionate ground for ill heath.

[mytradespa]

10:12 AM on 12/28/2009

good articles: http://iamned123.blogspot.com

GDP figures are nonsense

[MAJK]

05:57 AM on 12/28/2009

In America, you can steal from the public for a lifetime, live in lavish and spend your last few years in an orange suit. Or you can live an honest life only to have your health fail you and your government turn its back.

[sherbug]

05:57 PM on 12/27/2009

Yeah, he fell out of bed fighting for his virginity.

[washlib]

12:03 PM on 12/28/2009

nah, he fell out of bed fighting for his VIRILITY.

[mediamarv]

01:35 AM on 12/27/2009

So much for ABC's local affiliate's journalistic integrity.... what do they thing they are, CNN or Pox?

[JDOK]

06:46 PM on 12/26/2009

Psst.....hey Bernie, Ruth is on vacation ......how's your blood pressure now!

[mytradespa]

03:13 PM on 12/26/2009

good articles: http://iamned111.blogspot.com

[BannedNBoston]

01:58 PM on 12/26/2009

The idea he has to afraid of anything is laffable.
His relatives pay protection money and all the inmates love him.

[BannedNBoston]

01:56 PM on 12/26/2009

He took a huge hit off his crack pipe an fell over my original theory.
Rich people in prison get all the drugs and drink they want as always.

[SirSlappy]

09:06 AM on 12/26/2009

Sure... he fell out of bed.
Be warned, Wall Street scam artists.

[Mioru]

09:54 AM on 12/26/2009

LOL

[filo]

10:54 AM on 12/26/2009

Maybe he has the top bunk ??

It's better than saying he walked into a door !

[GrizzlyBowman]

10:44 PM on 12/25/2009

At least someone is getting medical care. Too bad it's P.T. Barnum v2.0.

[darthmaul]

09:55 PM on 12/25/2009

"acial fractures, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. " All from falling out of bed? Sure, I believe this.

[Sardonica]

08:32 PM on 12/25/2009

I thought the cover lie for being beaten up was to say you walked into a door.