Prosecutors: Madoff shouldn't get out early, even if it means he'll die in prison

Bernie Madoff should not be released early from prison even if kidney disease kills him within months, prosecutors say.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has agreed he has less than 18 months to live but has denied early release on the grounds that it “would minimize the severity of his offense.”

The attorney, Brandon Sample, said Madoff has a back brace and medical shoes and is permitted to be aided by an inmate companion as he suffers from leg cramps, weakness, fatigue and uses an oxygen container to relieve shortness of breath. , even though he claimed it had grown in value by tens of billions of dollars. At the time, there was only several hundred thousand dollars left.

Meanwhile, prosecutors said in their filing Wednesday, Madoff live extravagantly, using investor money to buy a $4.4 million Manhattan home, fund a $6.5 million loan for a home in Nantucket and to finance two yachts worth $11.5 million and the salaries of housekeepers and a personal boat captain.

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