For some Madoff victims, 150-year sentence not enough

Dozens of Bernard Madoff 's victims walked to nearby Thomas Paine Park Monday after he was sentenced, where they rallied amid posters castigating the convicted financier and government officials.

[eliot]

The SEC and his family should be in jail with him

[los mets]

a pound of flesh

[judge crater]

150 year sentence is a joke, its unreasonable and assanine..a better sentence would have been one that made him make restution, of sorts, to the people he robbed.

[paul]

eliot wrote:

The SEC and his family should be in jail with him

You have hit the nail on the head. Who gives a damn if he is sentenced to a thousand years, the old punk has about ten left. Let's face it, there is an army of guilty people who aided and abetted him in his devilish scheme, including family, associates, and members of the SEC. THEY, are the ones who gobbled up the billions Madoff passed around so they would keep their mouths shut.! This sentence should be the begining of the investigation, not the end.!

[Yeah Right]

Wow 150 for this guy but we give Terrorist 20 with a possibility for parole. What a stupid justice system...

[stu]

I can imagine some of these rich fat cats back in September when the economy started to tank:

"Thanks god I'm rich and I don't have to worry about my job like these **** holes. Thank god my money is safe with Madoff. Its great to be rich and be able to look down on people. Did I mention how much I love my money."

BWA HA HA HA HEE HEE HO HO WHO!!!!! Follow me to Wal-Mart, there's a great deal on milk and bread this week. BWA HA HA

[Intrested Observer]

paul wrote:

<quoted text>You have hit the nail on the head. Who gives a damn if he is sentenced to a thousand years, the old punk has about ten left. Let's face it, there is an army of guilty people who aided and abetted him in his devilish scheme, including family, associates, and members of the SEC. THEY, are the ones who gobbled up the billions Madoff passed around so they would keep their mouths shut.! This sentence should be the begining of the investigation, not the end.!

You can bet your last dollar that this investigation is just beginning. Beside his accountant, I expect that we'll soon see trials for his sons, wife, sister and other family members who were feeding at the trough. Then there are the SEC people who routinely scoffed at allegations by Harry Markopolos since 2000 that Madoff's return on investments did not fit in with the investments he claimed to be making.

Just one person's observations.