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Bernard Madoff says he is dying and is asking a judge for compassionate release from prison, where he is serving 150 years for orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, according to a Wednesday federal court filing.

Madoff, 81, has terminal kidney failure and a life expectancy of less than 18 months. When the court sentenced him, “it was clear that Madoff’s 150-year prison sentence was symbolic for three reasons: retribution, deterrence, and for the victims,” the court filing states. “This Court must now consider whether keeping Madoff incarcerated … is truly in furtherance of statutory sentencing goals and our society’s value and understanding of compassion.”

Madoff said in the request for compassionate release that he “does not dispute the severity of his crimes.”

Bernie Madoff says he's dying and wants out of prison - KRDO

Bernard Madoff says he is dying and is asking a judge for compassionate release from prison, where he is serving 150 years for orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, according to a Wednesday federal court filing. Madoff, 81, has terminal kidney failure and a life expectancy of less...

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IMO- stay in jail

 

[Whatsnext]

Smdh. It is pretty sad when I even had the thought well this one took himself and the dog and maybe believes they are all together, the entire family, and somewhere better than this crazy world...

Ohio Man Kills Wife and 3 Kids Before Turning Gun on Himself: Police

Authorities believe John Nelson killed his family in their Elyria home

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I'll never understand the rationalization behind these family killings... They seem to think that the rest of the family can't live without them, but of course they can. Maybe it's more that they SHOULDN'T live without them. Bloody narcissists.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Charges Filed Against Gibson County Woman for 'Abduction Hoax'

Charges are being filed against Gibson County woman Hannah Potts and two others for allegedly planning and executing an abduction hoax on July 26, 2020.

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Why?

 

[GrandmaBear]

I'll never understand the rationalization behind these family killings... They seem to think that the rest of the family can't live without them, but of course they can. Maybe it's more that they SHOULDN'T live without them. Bloody narcissists.

I so agree.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Why?

Why would they do this or why the charges?

This reminds me of one years ago in Madison, Wisconsin. She let them worry, we all worried that heard of it, and turn the area upside down looking for her and spend a small fortune. What is it, attention seeking? A way of getting back at a parent? Maybe they were told "no" so well, let's just worry ma and pa for saying no to me...?

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Why would they do this or why the charges?

This reminds me of one years ago in Madison, Wisconsin. She let them worry, we all worried that heard of it, and turn the area upside down looking for her and spend a small fortune. What is it, attention seeking? A way of getting back at a parent? Maybe they were told "no" so well, let's just worry ma and pa for saying no to me...?

Why would they do this?

 

[GrandmaBear]

Why would they do this?

No idea but there seems to be a small rash of such things lately... Sounds like even her own family or some say it was for attention... In a day and age that negative publicity gets your name known who knows... This girl though was not 18, she is 23 AND the FBI got involved in her disappearance... No small joke. Here is one recap... She did get her name known but not, I would say, in any positive light...

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[GrandmaBear]

No idea but there seems to be a small rash of such things lately... Sounds like even her own family or some say it was for attention... In a day and age that negative publicity gets your name known who knows... This girl though was not 18, she is 23 AND the FBI got involved in her disappearance... No small joke. Here is one recap... She did get her name known but not, I would say, in any positive light...

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She also said a black man abducted her (nice huh?) and contacted her parents and worried them to no end...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Washington state ordered to pay parents of Susan Powell $98 million in case of her murdered sons

Washington state will pay Susan Cox Powell's parents, Charles and Judy Cox, $98 million for the death of Powell's two sons who were killed by their father in 2012.

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The jury ruled Washington state was negligent when it was supposed to protect the two young boys during a supervised visit with their father, Josh Powell. The state will have to pay Chuck and Judy Cox, the grandparents of the boys, $98 million.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Washington state ordered to pay parents of Susan Powell $98 million in case of her murdered sons

Washington state will pay Susan Cox Powell's parents, Charles and Judy Cox, $98 million for the death of Powell's two sons who were killed by their father in 2012.

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The jury ruled Washington state was negligent when it was supposed to protect the two young boys during a supervised visit with their father, Josh Powell. The state will have to pay Chuck and Judy Cox, the grandparents of the boys, $98 million.

Wow. While nothing can fix what happened, and never can, that is one VERY significant judgment which speaks for itself I guess...

 

[GrandmaBear]

Tragic and all sorts of crazy. Gated community. Perp seemed not to know family. Crashed through gates. Did all of this. Two deaths, grandma critical, more... Perp drinks bleach... Sometimes I think of going somewhere warm and then I think I will just stay put where we have our not fancy residences and where all of these crazy news headlines seem like they come from another planet...

Florida Boy, 10, Hid in Bathroom as Intruder Beat 2 Family Members to Death with Baseball Bat: Police

Two men were killed and one woman was seriously injured in the attack

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[GrandmaBear]

Pregnant Maryland Woman Killed in Shooting, Her Baby Remains in Critical Condition: Police

Rabiah Ahmad was 28 weeks pregnant at the time of the shooting

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Prayers for this premature child.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

‘Murder hornet’ trapped in Washington state for first time, offering hope of eradicating them

Washington state scientists have trapped their first Asian giant hornet, an invasive insect whose presence in the state was first documented late last year.

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[Cousin Dupree]

FDA's list of hand sanitizers to avoid grows again with more than 100 identified that may contain methanol

The FDA has further expanded the list of hand sanitizers to avoid because they may contain the toxic substance methanol. More have been recalled.

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[GrandmaBear]

Gee is it next door the Church of Scientology... Sounds like they could give them a run for their money in being not a church I would want any part of... How do these places get this big? It is beyond disturbring... I am surprised I never heard of this one before... Sounds like it is hardly new...

Child rape charges refiled against Mexican megachurch leader

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Wednesday charged the leader of a Mexican megachurch with child rape and human

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[GrandmaBear]

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[GrandmaBear]

Oh boy... Wrong type of plate, wrong state and it wasn't a motorcycle... Had it been the correct one, and the correct stop, I still would think this was bad but maybe a bit more understandable but still bad. How can they screw up a motorcycle plate from another state on an SUV in their own state? I wonder though if there is more to this story. Why did they do a read on the plate to begin with?? Unless it was one of those automatic readers installed in some towns and that somehow matched it up, which again would be a huge mistake in the system (but I have heard of that happening) with that type of system, the software and more.

Colo. Police Are Caught on Video Handcuffing Black Children at Gunpoint in Mistaken Traffic Stop

Police mistakenly stopped Brittany Gilliam's family for driving a stolen motorcycle -- but officers had the wrong vehicle

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[Guess Who]

Oh boy... Wrong type of plate, wrong state and it wasn't a motorcycle... Had it been the correct one, and the correct stop, I still would think this was bad but maybe a bit more understandable but still bad. How can they screw up a motorcycle plate from another state on an SUV in their own state? I wonder though if there is more to this story. Why did they do a read on the plate to begin with?? Unless it was one of those automatic readers installed in some towns and that somehow matched it up, which again would be a huge mistake in the system (but I have heard of that happening) with that type of system, the software and more.

Colo. Police Are Caught on Video Handcuffing Black Children at Gunpoint in Mistaken Traffic Stop

Police mistakenly stopped Brittany Gilliam's family for driving a stolen motorcycle -- but officers had the wrong vehicle

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In most states the plates are clearly labeled as motorcycle, truck, trailer, passenger car, so this should have been obvious. I'm just not sure it if was a lazy dispatcher or lazy officer.

 

[GrandmaBear]

In most states the plates are clearly labeled as motorcycle, truck, trailer, passenger car, so this should have been obvious. I'm just not sure it if was a lazy dispatcher or lazy officer.

True. That's my point too. Someone was not looking at details. I do know of someone though who got an "automatic" ticket in the mail from a system... In another state. And the people who ran the system, not LE, apparently did not know the other state and how their plates work. The person owned a car but the picture providing the traffic violation showed a commercial truck with the same numbered plate. Now these two vehicles would have been from the same state and the company or automatic system was apparently unaware in that state you can have duplicate numbers but on different types of plates. It was a mess to get straightened out and the person had never even been in that state to get the ticket. What I mean is say Joe Schmoe has a car in say your state but your state also gives that same license plate number to someone with a say Speedee delivery truck on their plate which this state did do only on different classes of vehicles. They are though clearly different classes (as in this case with a motorcycle and SUV), but THEY are clearly different classes of vehicles and Luna Una owns the Speedee truckand and Joe Schmoe owns the car and they have no connection at all.

It kind of makes me wonder if a "reader" an automated one did not read the plate and sent some type of alert because of theft. But there is no indication or reason to think that. I guess I am just saying that does happen with the automated tickets so it crossed my mind.

Regardless, in this case the vehicles were not even of the same state, nor type, and more, so no matter how it occurred, LE should have picked up on at least one of those factors.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Not funny but it is on the other hand. Lol. Headline/mug shots...

Cat Detained for Smuggling Drugs Escapes Sri Lankan Prison

The cat was detained in the prison after two grams of heroin were found tied to its collar

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[GrandmaBear]

Sometimes the states seem to take turns. A lot of Georgia lately.

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