Subscribe to Print Edition | Tue., September 01, 2009 Elul 12, 5769 | | Israel Time: 11:45 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Focus U.S.A. Travel Week's End Anglo File
Share |
Last update - 19:55 24/08/2009
Report: Madoff tells cellmates he's dying of cancer
By Reuters
Tags: Bernard Madoff, Israel NEws 

Bernard Madoff, convicted of swindling $65 billion through the biggest-ever Ponzi scheme, has told fellow prison inmates that he is dying of cancer, the New York Post reported on Monday, citing unnamed prison sources.

Madoff, 71, who since June has been serving a 150-year sentence at a North Carolina federal prison, has been telling fellow inmates he does not have much longer to live, the Post said, citing the unofficial and unusual sources.

The Post said there had been speculation that Madoff was suffering from pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Inmates said Madoff was taking "about 20 pills a day" and "not doing very well."
Advertisement
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said the Post story was inaccurate, but she could neither confirm nor deny details about Madoff's health. She said the bureau was seeking Madoff's permission to disclose details about his medical condition.

The Post said Madoff's lawyer did not return messages Sunday and had previously declined to answer questions about whether Madoff had cancer. Reuters could not reach Madoff lawyer Ira Sorkin immediately for comment.

The tabloid also reported Madoff has engaged in a number of surprising new activities with some unexpected social circles.

A shirtless Madoff has joined weekly "Native American religious purification ceremonies" that involve prayers, heated rocks to induce sweat and smoking from a ceremonial pipe, the paper said.

The paper also reported that various "gangs" at the prison are trying to recruit Madoff while some inmates regularly cook "sandwich wraps" for him at their cells.

Related articles:
  • Report: Madoff, ex-Hadassah chief financial officer had affair
  • SPECIAL COVERAGE / Bernard Madoff's $50 billion 'Ponzi scheme'
  • Egyptian statues and stenciled wallpaper: A visit to the Madoffs' Manhattan home
    • PROMOTION: Mamilla Hotel
    Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Fighting discrimination
    Private religious schools in Petah Tikva ordered to enroll Ethiopian students.
    Hezbollah plot foiled
    Israeli Arab charged in plan to assassinate IDF chief Ashkenazi..
      1.   Madoff in a gang 18:10  |  David 24/08/09
      2.   Compassionate Release 18:47  |  Christopher 24/08/09
      3.   Worked for the Lockerbie bomber 19:27  |  Israelette 24/08/09
      4.   Madoff to Scotland? 19:36  |  The Wise Bard 24/08/09
      5.   white collar prison 19:47  |  Eli 24/08/09
      6.   New scheme? 20:25  |  Jasper 24/08/09
      7.   Just like Jack Ruby... 20:38  |  Ben 24/08/09
      8.   What Extremes He Won`t Go To! 21:00  |  Yaakov Sullivan 24/08/09
      9.   Madoff dying of cancer 23:55  |  Harold 24/08/09
      10.   Release Him on Compassionate Grounds 02:21  |  Gil 25/08/09
      11.   Release him to Libya . . . 02:48  |  bronxite10 25/08/09
      12.   VERY CREATIVE: ENJOYS ALTERNATIVE PLEASURE TO THE LAST MOMENT 07:12  |  THE NUTCRACKER)))))) 25/08/09
      13.   Release him immediately 08:28  |  Hon. Gordon Brown 25/08/09
      14.   Bernie wouldn`t lie. 11:10  |  Reb L. Yell 25/08/09
      15.   Madoff like Jack Ruby? 17:48  |  Lujean Cameron 25/08/09
      16.   Oh, do you think? 18:05  |  Roger Pedersen 25/08/09
      17.   Release him 18:38  |  Andreas 25/08/09
      18.   Harold, ask Swiss Dino about the whereabout of his money 01:34  |  Jew-and Bookburner 26/08/09
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    Dead Sea Salt
    From the Dead Sea Coupon cofe Haaretz for 10% off!
    hotel Jerusalem
    David Citadel Hotel, come stay at the finest of Jerusalem hotels.
    Master's Program in Desert Studies
    An innovative, multidisciplinary, international program specialized in Desert Research
    Dead Sea Cosmetics .Summer Specials
    Velvet Hand Cream just $14.90
    Handmade In Tel Aviv
    Itay Noy, Timepiece Maker
    ISRAEL ARMY SURPLUS STORE
    IDF insignia,Uniforms, Paladium Boots Watches, Israel Army T-shirts & Collectibles
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Marina Royale
    Your Luxurious Suite While staying in Israel
    Table to Table
    Help to Israel food bank
    4XP
    Trading Platform Online Currency Trading
    More Headlines
    09:07 Obama envisions 2 years until Mideast peace deal
    11:23 IDF troops kill Palestinian youth suspected of hurling firebombs
    10:43 Court begins rape trial of former president Katsav
    08:13 Have Israeli scientists found a cheap way to spot lung cancer?
    03:01 Hezbollah spy / Still seeking to avenge Mughniyeh's murder
    11:12 Nearly half of Israeli students attend Arab or Haredi schools
    11:39 UN: Israeli teens among world leaders in heroin use
    11:41 Poland commemorates 70 years since Nazi invasion that sparked WWII
    08:18 TV ROUND-UP: Fate of Ethiopian students, Hezbollah's Israeli recruit
    02:24 Rishon Tours covered Olmert's debt with other people's money
    11:20 Former ministers Benizri and Hirchson begin prison terms
    09:35 Petah Tikva schools ordered to take in Ethiopian students
    08:19 Madonna and Faith No More gear up to hit Israel stage
    08:22 Education gap divides Jerusalem into East and West
    08:23 Tel Aviv cyclists register bikes to deter thieves
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Site rules |
    | Israel 2009 election results | Makom: Engaging on Israel
    | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved