Prison Denies Madoff Cancer Report
Update: Prison information officer Traci Billingsley has issued the following statement: "While the NY Post story is full of inaccuracies, and we can't specifically address all of them, we can tell you that Bernie Madoff is not terminally ill, and has not been diagnosed with cancer."
Just a couple months into his lifetime prison sentence, Bernie Madoff is apparently making friends, and confessions.
The New York Post reports that the disgraced investor who duped clients out of billions with his Ponzi scheme claims he is dying of cancer.
"He's been taking about 20 pills a day for his cancer," one inmate tells the Post. "He talks about it all the time. He's not doing very well."
Madoff has also participated in sweat lodge ceremonies with Native American inmates, the Post reports, in an effort to detoxify his body. He has also forged bonds with homosexual inmates, the newspaper reports.
"In prison, you stick to your own kind, but he's doing the exact opposite by hanging with the Indians and [homosexuals] - so who is going to have his back?" an inmate told the newspaper.
The 71-year-old Madoff could be released for good behavior by November 2139. He is listed in Bureau of Prisons records as prisoner number 61727-054.