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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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From: geode003/11/2009 8:43:53 PM
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So Bernie is saying that because he is guilty, no one else is?

Jeepers. The government can't find one stick of evidence over 20 years to show that other people knew?

"...Bernard Madoff didn’t agree to a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors because of their demand that he admit to a conspiracy, a charge that would require him to say he worked with others in the largest Ponzi scheme in history, according to people familiar with the matter.

Madoff’s decision not to negotiate a deal means the government won’t have his help in determining whether his employees assisted in the fraud, the people said. Madoff, 70, will plead guilty tomorrow to all 11 counts he faces without any promise of leniency or anything else in return. He could receive 150 years in prison at sentencing on charges including fraud, perjury and money laundering.

Talks between defense lawyers and prosecutors over the charges extended into late last week before the government decided to proceed with the counts against him, according to a person familiar with the matter....

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