11 Stories on Ira Lee Sorkin
Bernard Madoff, mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has decided not to appeal his 150-year sentence, according to his lawyer.
Bernard Madoff has decided not to appeal the 150-year prison sentence he received for operating the biggest investment fraud in history.
Bernard Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, on Monday faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars.
The lawyer for Bernard Madoff, the confessed Ponzi scammer who faces a maximum of 150 years in prison, requested a 12-year sentence from the judge set to mete out his sentence on Monday.
Convicted Ponzi scammer Bernard Madoff will probably spend the rest of his life in jail.
Bernard Madoff, who masterminded the biggest Ponzi scam in history, lost his latest effort on Friday to get out of jail.
Accused investment swindler Bernard L. Madoff will plead guilty later this week to 11 counts that could bring a sentence of 150 years in prison, one of his attorneys told CNN.
Alleged swindler Bernard Madoff will plead guilty later this week to 11 counts, including money laundering, perjury and fraud, that could bring a sentence of 150 years in prison, one of Madoff's attorneys, Ira Lee Sorkin, told CNN.
Bernard Madoff's defense attorney Ira Lee Sorkin tells CNN he has received death threats and virulently anti-Semitic hate mail.
A judge rejected an appeal by prosecutors Wednesday in the government's continuing legal quest to put accused white-collar schemer Bernard Madoff behind bars.
Bernard Madoff, mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has decided not to appeal his 150-year sentence, according to his lawyer.
Bernard Madoff has decided not to appeal the 150-year prison sentence he received for operating the biggest investment fraud in history.
Bernard Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, on Monday faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars.
The lawyer for Bernard Madoff, the confessed Ponzi scammer who faces a maximum of 150 years in prison, requested a 12-year sentence from the judge set to mete out his sentence on Monday.
Convicted Ponzi scammer Bernard Madoff will probably spend the rest of his life in jail.
Bernard Madoff, who masterminded the biggest Ponzi scam in history, lost his latest effort on Friday to get out of jail.
Accused investment swindler Bernard L. Madoff will plead guilty later this week to 11 counts that could bring a sentence of 150 years in prison, one of his attorneys told CNN.
Alleged swindler Bernard Madoff will plead guilty later this week to 11 counts, including money laundering, perjury and fraud, that could bring a sentence of 150 years in prison, one of Madoff's attorneys, Ira Lee Sorkin, told CNN.
Bernard Madoff's defense attorney Ira Lee Sorkin tells CNN he has received death threats and virulently anti-Semitic hate mail.
A judge rejected an appeal by prosecutors Wednesday in the government's continuing legal quest to put accused white-collar schemer Bernard Madoff behind bars.
A judge ruled Monday that Bernard Madoff would not be sent to jail pending trial, declining a request by prosecutors to revoke the bail of the financier accused in a $50 billion fraud case.
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