https://freerepublic.com/tag/madoffsentence/ en-us Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281727/posts NEW YORK – Historic swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment. AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281727/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:07 GMT