Bernie Madoff applies for clemency, asks for commutation of his 150-year sentence

Stephen Chernin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced financier Bernard “Bernie: Madoff has petitioned the U.S. government to commute his 150-year prison sentence for defrauding investors in an elaborate, long-running Ponzi scheme. Madoff filed a petition for clemency requesting a “commutation of sentence” sometime before July 1, 2019, according to Justice Department records. The current status is …

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