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Thieves Return Madoff Statue, Lesson Attached

Note suggests 'swindler' return his plunder, too

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Jan 1, 2009 2:53 PM CST

(Newser) – The thieves who nabbed a $10,000 copper statue from fraudster Bernard Madoff's swank Florida home have returned it, along with this note: "Bernie the Swindler, Lesson: Return stolen property to rightful owners." The advice was penned by "The Educators," whose inspiration may be a German namesake film in which anti-capitalists break into swank homes and leave notes for the rich, the Palm Beach Post reports.

The statue was taken from this $9.4 million home, belonging to disgraced investment guru Bernard Madoff and his wife Ruth.
The statue was taken from this $9.4 million home, belonging to disgraced investment guru Bernard Madoff and his wife Ruth.   (AP Photo/Jon Way)
The sculpture, which depicts a lifeguard, was found by two pest control employees yesterday.
The sculpture, which depicts a lifeguard, was found by two pest control employees yesterday.   (AP Photo/Town of Palm Beach Police Department)
The statue was reported missing last week from Madoff's Palm Beach island estate.
The statue was reported missing last week from Madoff's Palm Beach island estate.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow,File)
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