Bernie Madoff Says He Is Dying of Kidney Failure and Wants to Be Released from Prison
Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images Bernie Madoff— the mastermind of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history — says he’s dying of kidney disease and wants to be released from his life sentence, according to reports. The former businessman, 81,toldThe Washington Postin an article published on Wednesday that he is suffering from terminal kidney failure and hopes to be granted compassionate release so he can die outside of prison. “I’m terminally ill,” he said in a phone interview with the outlet....