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Madoff Gets the Max: 150 Years

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2009 9:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – A federal judge threw the book at Bernie Madoff today, sentencing him to 150 years in prison, the maximum allowed by law in the $65 billion scam. He called Madoff’s crimes “staggering,” and chided him for not doing all he could to...   Read full story »

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