Bernie Madoff says he is dying of kidney failure and seeks early prison release

Lawyer says 81-year-old behind history’s largest Ponzi scheme is confined to wheelchair and has multiple serious conditions

Bernard Madoff, the fraudster behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history, said Wednesday that he was dying of kidney failure and is seeking early release from his 150-year prison sentence.

In a court filing Madoff’s lawyer said the 81-year-old is confined to a wheelchair, often requires oxygen, and suffers from cardiovascular disease, hypertension, insomnia and other chronic and serious medical conditions. He is too old for a transplant and has been moved to the Federal medical center prison in Butner, North Carolina.

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