Monday, January 12, 2009

If He'd Robbed a Convenience Store with a Toy Gun . . .

. . . he'd be under the jail.

The Associated Press: NYC judge allows Madoff to remain free: "NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has allowed Bernard Madoff to remain free on bail, rejecting a bid by prosecutors to send the disgraced money manager to jail.

Madoff mailed more than $1 million in jewelry and heirlooms to family and friends over the holidays. Prosecutors said the gifts were grounds to have his bail revoked because what's left of Madoff's assets will have to be returned to burned investors.

Madoff's lawyers said the gifts were an innocent mistake and said he is neither a danger to the community nor a threat to flee."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Madoff's lawyers said the gifts were an innocent mistake

$1,000,000 mistake? Baloney.

Cap'n Bob said...

Hasn't he suffered enough? The humiliation of being caught destroying all those lives ought to be sufficient punishment.

That, or stake him out on an ant hill.

Ray said...

And money talks - those lawyers are proof enough of that.