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Gov't. Asks Court to Revoke Madoff's Bond

By Jeralyn, Section Corruption Cases
Posted on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 08:54:48 PM EST
Tags: Bernie Madoff (all tags)
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Bernie Madoff is in more hot water. He and his wife mailed packages of jewelry and other personal effects to their sons and a few others last week, in violation of a court order preventing him from transferring assets.

The Government asked the Court to revoke Bernie's bond. The Court has ordered briefs.

Bernie's lawyer also now disputes he is cooperating with the Government. He said that it's the company that is cooperating.

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    Well, at least his sons showed the sense (5.00 / 2) (#1)
    by scribe on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 09:20:34 PM EST
    to call their lawyers upon receiving and opening the packages.

    As to the senior Mr. Madoff, all I have to say is "$200 mittens"?

    Who pays $200 for mittens?
    What are these precious $200 mittens made of?  
    What could they be made of, such that they cost $200?

    I have sincere doubts as to there being any - Any - sympathy available to Mr. Madoff.  He won't be getting any from me.  Outside of my fixed costs for mortgage, phone, heat, light, and car gas I can make it the better part of a month - food, incidentals and the little things that chew up cash in $2, $5 and $10 increments - on the $200 he spent on mittens.

    Not that I like living poor but, in these times, it seems that's all I have left.  

    $200 Mittens Easy (none / 0) (#4)
    by squeaky on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 09:32:18 PM EST
     They get more than that for tee shirts.

    Not that unusual if the mittens are a fashion accessory, embroidered cashmere or silk hand made or something like that.


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    I was being a bit rhetorical and sarcastic (none / 0) (#8)
    by scribe on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 09:48:34 PM EST
    at the same time - I am well aware that it's quite easy to spend $200 on mittens....

    My point is, I guess, that that kind of behavior - what will be seen as flagrant extravagance by someone accused of being the largest thief/fraud in history - ain't going to win him any friends.  Nor will it influence people - like me - favoably toward him.

    I am literally struggling to put food on my table and keep the electricity and phone running (and let's not talk about the foreclosure, thank you) in the face of no business worth talking about and no payments from clients and the ones who do pay are making me suffer for every frickin' penny and seeing this kind of behavior makes me livid.  

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    Boy I hear you (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by befuddledvoter on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 10:35:29 PM EST
    I need a bailout.  Hey, I am worthy.  Have done lots of pro bono work.  Have great creds; good heart; never cheated anyone.  Sounds like a personal ad.  

    I share your fury, scribe.  I will be paying off my school loans out of my social security payments, if it even exists by that time.    

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    Exactly (none / 0) (#5)
    by befuddledvoter on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 09:33:00 PM EST
    that is why I say 50 million or 50 billion; it is all the same to me.  I am going to google mittens and see if I can find $200 mittens.

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    i found them and they are about $200