Bernard Madoff Sent To N.C. Prison
Posted: 6:30 pm EDT July 13, 2009Updated: 6:52 am EDT July 14, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Bureau of Prisons website reported early Tuesday morning that Bernie Madoff is in a federal prison in Atlanta.The Associated Press is reporting that the stop is just a layover and Madoff will continue on to the federal prison in Butner, North Carolina.The 71-year-old Madoff was sentenced last month after admitting he bilked thousands of investors out of billions of dollars in a massive Ponzi scheme. He will serve a 150-sentence.Eyewitness News crews will continue to follow any updates that come down on this story and bring them to you when we get them.
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