General
White Collar Criminals and Sending a Message to Deter Misconduct (Part II of III)
When Judge Denny Chin sentenced Bernie Madoff, perhaps the most notorious white-collar criminal, Judge Chin imposed a sentence of 150 years, the maximum possible under the law. Madoff was 71 years old. His Ponzi scheme resulted in the loss of $64.8 billion. While Judge Chin may have imposed