Madoff reported to be dying of cancer
By Joseph A. Giannone |
August 25, 2009, Tuesday
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BERNARD Madoff, convicted of swindling US$65 billion through the biggest-ever Ponzi scheme, has told fellow prison inmates that he is dying of cancer, the New York Post reported yesterday, citing unnamed prison sources.
Madoff, 71, who since June has been serving a 150-year sentence at a North Carolina federal prison, has been telling fellow inmates he does not have much longer to live, the Post said, citing the unofficial and unusual sources.
The Post said there had been speculation that Madoff was suffering from pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Inmates said Madoff was taking "about 20 pills a day" and "not doing very well."
The Post said Madoff's lawyer did not return messages on Sunday and had previously declined to answer questions about whether Madoff had cancer. Reuters could not reach Madoff lawyer Ira Sorkin immediately for comment.
The tabloid also reported Madoff has engaged in a number of surprising new activities with some unexpected social circles.
A shirtless Madoff has joined weekly "Native American religious purification ceremonies" that involve prayers, heated rocks to induce sweat and smoking from a ceremonial pipe, the paper said.
The paper also said various "gangs" at the prison are trying to recruit Madoff.
Madoff, 71, who since June has been serving a 150-year sentence at a North Carolina federal prison, has been telling fellow inmates he does not have much longer to live, the Post said, citing the unofficial and unusual sources.
The Post said there had been speculation that Madoff was suffering from pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Inmates said Madoff was taking "about 20 pills a day" and "not doing very well."
The Post said Madoff's lawyer did not return messages on Sunday and had previously declined to answer questions about whether Madoff had cancer. Reuters could not reach Madoff lawyer Ira Sorkin immediately for comment.
The tabloid also reported Madoff has engaged in a number of surprising new activities with some unexpected social circles.
A shirtless Madoff has joined weekly "Native American religious purification ceremonies" that involve prayers, heated rocks to induce sweat and smoking from a ceremonial pipe, the paper said.
The paper also said various "gangs" at the prison are trying to recruit Madoff.
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