Bernie madoff, a financial investor whose skill and track record was so legendary that people begged to open accounts with his firm, crashed hard in december 2008 when the truth finally came out On june 29, 2009, judge chin sentenced him to the maximum sentence of 150 years in federal prison. [26][164] his lawyers initially asked the judge to impose a sentence of 7 years, and later requested …

Attorney’s office june 29, 2009 southern district of new york (212) 637-2600