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Wed 06 Jun 2009Madoff's attorney argues for lenient 12-year term
BERNARD MADOFF should get 12 years in prison, his attorney said yesterday, arguing that the sentence would be sufficient punishment for the former broker who committed one of history’s biggest frauds.
The request for leniency was made in advance of Madoff’s sentencing, scheduled in the US for Monday. Madoff (71) faces up to 150 years in prison after pleading guilty to carrying out a $65 billion “Ponzi” scheme that has claimed thousands of victims globally.
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