According to TMZ Bernie Madoff, the one-time Wall Street financial adviser turned massive convicted fraudster has died in prison at 82 years old.
"The Federal Bureau of Prisons -- the agency that oversaw Madoff while behind bars -- says he passed Wednesday while in custody at a federal facility in North Carolina. Federal law enforcement sources confirm Madoff died of natural causes and said it was not covid-19 related.
The man had been serving a 150-year sentence following his 2009 criminal case and subsequent conviction. Last year, he had claimed that he was having health issues that were costing him his life specifically, Madoff said he was experiencing terminal kidney failure"