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Disgraced financier and convicted felon Bernie Madoff now calls the Triangle home.
The 71-year-old reported Tuesday to the federal prison in Bunter, a Granville County town less than 15 miles northeast of Durham and about 20 miles north of Raleigh.
Madoff was arrested in December on charges that he bilked investors out of million of dollars in an elaborate Ponzi scheme that he had operated over several years. He plead guilty in March and was subsequently sentenced to 150 years in prison.
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Madoff starts 150-year sentence at North Carolina prison
Jul 14th, 2009 - The Honolulu Advertiser
BUTNER, N.C. ? Bernard Madoff's life of luxury is a thing of the past. The disgraced financier blamed for what is believed to be the largest Ponzi scheme in history arrived...
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BUTNER, North Carolina -- Bernard Madoff's life of luxury is a thing of the past. The disgraced financier blamed for what is believed to be the largest Ponzi scheme in...
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