It's official: Bernard Madoff got the maximum sentence of 150 years in prison for operating the largest Ponzi scheme in US history. This is likely small satisfaction for individuals and charities that were bilked out of $65 billion dollars, but at least the lengthy sentence guarantees that Madoff will not be spending the last years of his life in a "Club Fed". His new neighbors are likely to be dangerous criminals, just like him.
There's simply no punishment draconian...
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