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Bernard Madoff sits in a car as he leaves federal court in downtown Manhattan on Jan. 1, 2009, where he was being accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme through his investment company. Mr. Madoff ultimately pled guilty to 11 federal felonies and was sentenced to 150 years in federal prison.

Bernard Madoff sits in a car as he leaves federal court in downtown Manhattan on Jan. 1, 2009, where he was being accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme through his investment company. Mr. Madoff ultimately pled guilty to 11 federal felonies and was sentenced to 150 years in federal prison.