Bernie Madoff asks Donald Trump to reduce 150-year sentence

WASHINGTON – Former money manager Bernie Madoff, who was convicted of masterminding the largest Ponzi scheme in history, is seeking to have his 150-year sentence reduced by President Donald Trump.

Madoff has filed a petition for clemency with the Justice Department, according to the agency’s website. It is unclear from the limited information available on the website when the petition was filed. It has a “pending” status.

In 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 counts of financial crimes, including fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft, according to the New York Times. He has been serving his sentence at a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina.

View the complete July 24 article by Rebecca Morin on The USA Today website here.