Jul 2nd, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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Proceeds from the sale of the property will go toward reimbursing victims
US marshals seized the $7m Manhattan penthouse of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff, forcing his wife Ruth to move elsewhere.
A spokesman for the US Marshals Service said Mrs Madoff was present when agents took possession of the apartment.
On Monday, Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn (£40bn).
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