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Madoff Is Cancer-Free: Prison Official

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 24, 2009 3:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Contrary to what you might have read in the New York Post, Bernie Madoff does not have cancer, Bloomberg reports. “While the N.Y. Post story is full of inaccuracies, and we can’t specifically address all of them, we can tell you that Bernie Madoff is not terminally ill, and has not been diagnosed with cancer,” a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman says. The Post reported that he might have pancreatic cancer. His lawyer offered little help in clarifying the situation: “I don’t discuss my client’s physical or mental condition.”

Madoff's new home: the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, N.C.
Madoff's new home: the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, N.C.   (AP Photo)
Bernard Madoff.
Bernard Madoff.   (AP Photo)
Bernard Madoff.
Bernard Madoff.   (AP Photo)
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bewilderbeast
Sep 10, 2009 7:54 AM CDT
Anyone surprised that the lying continues uninterrupted? This man has cancer alright: Cancer of the truth section in the brain. Thief. Here's hoping he's joined by those who should have caught him and didn't.
riffran
Aug 25, 2009 6:23 AM CDT
dang too bad Pancreatic cancer is a very bad way to go..it would have been a bit karmic
thudson
Aug 25, 2009 2:08 AM CDT
yep, and he continues to cost us money.

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