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NBC News and news services
updated 22 minutes ago 2010-12-11T15:09:57
breaking news
NEW YORK — One of jailed financier Bernard Madoff's sons was found dead of
an apparent suicide Saturday on the second anniversary of his father's
arrest, according to a law enforcement official.
Mark Madoff, 46, was found hanged in his apartment in Manhattan's
fashionable SoHo district, according to the official. A family member
notified police around 7:30 a.m.
The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and spoke
to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
Mark Madoff and his brother, Andrew, were under investigation but hadn't
faced any criminal charges in the massive Ponzi scheme that led to their
father's jailing.
"Mark Madoff took his own life today. This is a terrible and unnecessary
tragedy," Martin Flumenbaum, an attorney representing Mark and his brother
Andrew, said. "Mark was an innocent victim of his father's monstrous crime
who succumbed to two years of unrelenting pressure from false accusations
and innuendo. We are all deeply saddened by this shocking turn of events."
Bernard Madoff swindled a long list of investors out of billions of dollars
and is serving a 150-year prison term in North Carolina. He was arrested on
Dec. 11, 2008, after confessing his crimes to his family.
Madoff's sons, according to the family's attorneys, were the ones who turned
him in.
The scandal put a harsh light on members of the family. The financier's
brother, Peter, played a prominent role in the family's company. Mark and
Andrew Madoff both worked on a trading desk at the firm, on a side of the
business that wasn't directly involved in the Ponzi scheme.
A year ago, the court-appointed trustee trying to unravel Madoff's financial
affairs sued several relatives, including Peter, Mark and Andrew, accusing
them of failing to detect the fraud while living lavish lifestyles financed
with the family's ill-gotten fortune.
The lawsuit accused Mark Madoff of using $66 million he received improperly
to buy luxury homes in New York City, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
In February, Mark Madoff's wife petitioned a court to change her last name
and the last names of her children, saying her family had gotten threats and
was humiliated by the scandal.
A call to Bernard Madoff's attorney was not immediately returned Saturday.
Calls to the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office were also not immediately
returned. Previously, spokespeople for the brothers had repeatedly denied
that they had any knowledge of their father's crimes.
Police investigators were at Madoff's apartment Saturday morning, along with
officials from the medical examiner's office, which will determine the
cause of death.
This breaking news story will be updated.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | M********8
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: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40617952/ns/us_news-life/?gt1=43001
: NBC News and news services
: updated 22 minutes ago 2010-12-11T15:09:57
: breaking news
: NEW YORK — One of jailed financier Bernard Madoff's sons was found dead of
: an apparent suicide Saturday on the second anniversary of his father's
: arrest, according to a law enforcement official.
: Mark Madoff, 46, was found hanged in his apartment in Manhattan's
: fashionable SoHo district, according to the official. A family member
: notified police around 7:30 a.m.
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