Disowned by sons, Bernie's wife gets cold shoulder in NYC
(NEWSER) - Behind every disgraced financier is a disgraced wife, but the public reaction to Ruth Madoff has been especially withering, Lynnley Browning writes in the New York Times. While the wives of other swindlers have reinvented themselves, Mrs. Madoff—scorned by her hairdresser, florist, and sons—has not tried to restore her image. “She’s perceived as the succubus to Bernie’s incubus,” said one observer. More»
