Tag: Prison
Ponzi-scheme collaborator Peter Madoff released from federal custody
Peter Madoff, the brother of disgraced financier Bernie Madoff, has been released from federal custody, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons told JNS.
Madoff, 74, was freed from home confinement on Thursday.
He served a 10-year sentence...
Federal judge denies Madoff compassionate release from prison
A federal judge has denied Bernie Madoff’s request for compassionate release from prison in which the disgraced financier claimed to be terminally ill and likely to die in the next 18 months.
Madoff, 82, has...
Russia: No deal for release of jailed Israeli-American woman being considered
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov said on Tuesday that a prisoner-exchange deal for an Israeli-American woman being held in Russia on drug charges is not being considered.
“As far as I know, an exchange...