Madoff's beach house seized

A view of the pool and the porch of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y., seen Aug. 28, 2009. Madoff is serving 150 years in prison for defrauding investors in a multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme. A court-appointed trustee is liquidating his assets.

This is a view of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y., seen Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Also seized were a Manhattan apartment and a Palm Beach, Fla., estate once owned by the financier-turned-felon.

The dining room of Bernard Madoff's house in Montauk, N.Y., has a view of the ocean. The 1.2-acre lot sits closer to the surf than larger neighboring homes on the southeastern tip of Long Island.

A round dining table is shown in the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y.

This is a view of the living room of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y. At 3,014 square feet, the home is cottage-size by superrich standards.

The kitchen area of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y., is seen Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.

This is the master bedroom in the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y., seen Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.

This is the view from the center of the bed in the master bedroom of Bernard Madoff's beach house in Montauk, N.Y.

This is the bathroom behind the master bedroom of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y.

Art work is seen in Bernard Madoff's house in Montauk, N.Y.

A view of the pool, at left, and the ocean from the porch of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y.

A view of the porch of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y.

This is a view of the porch of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y., seen Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.

A view of the porch of Bernard Madoff's house in Montauk, N.Y.

Duck decoys are some of the items in Bernard Madoff's house in Montauk, N.Y.

This is a night table in the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y

A view of the ocean from the porch of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, N.Y., is seen Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.

This is a view of the house of Bernard Madoff in Montauk, New York, seen Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.