With Madoff’s punishment set, victims turn ire toward government at sentencing-day rallyNEW YORK — Inside a packed Manhattan courtroom, Miriam Siegman and eight other victims of Bernard Madoff directed their anger at the 71-year-old disgraced financier. Bernard Madoff sentenced to maximum 150 years in prison for vast fraud schemeNEW YORK — A federal judge rejected Bernard Madoff’s plea for leniency Monday, sentencing the 71-year-old swindler to spend the rest of his life in prison for an “extraordinarily evil” fraud that took a staggering toll on thousands of victims. ‘Madoff’s lawyer tells judge 12 years in jail would be fair punishment’LONDON - Bernard Madoff’s lawyer has told a judge that 12 years in jail would be a fair punishment for the Ponzi king who swindled billions of investors’ money in one of history’s biggest frauds. AP News in BriefIran test fires missiles amid global flap over its nuclear ambitions Afghan tribal leader sentenced to life in US prison for smuggling heroinNEW YORK — A once-powerful Afghan tribal leader was sentenced to life in prison Thursday by a judge who said his heroin smuggling overshadowed his claims that he tried to help the U.S. rebuild his country. |