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Madoff Beat Up in Prison: Report | NBC New York
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An inmate serving time in the same prison as Bernard Madoff allegedly fractured the convicted Ponzi schemer's ribs and broke his nose in a reported December assault that prison officials at the time denied ever happened, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Authorities continue to deny that an assault took place against the 71-year-old Madoff, who was moved Dec. 18 from his cell to a low-security medical center at the North Carolina prison where he is serving a 150-year sentence for his $50 billion fraud.
Despite those denials, the WSJ reports today that three sources familiar with the situation told the paper that an attack did indeed occur against Madoff at the hands of another inmate.
A former felon also serving time at the prison on drug charges confirmed the assault to the WSJ and said the argument focused on money the alleged attacker reportedly believed Madoff owed him. A third individual whom the WSJ described as close to the situation also confirmed the attack, but the paper disclosed no details about the source.
The Bureau of Prisons told the WSJ it investigated the alleged assault a probe during which Madoff himself told officials he was not attacked.
"In December he told staff he was not assaulted, and an investigation was completed following his statements, which corroborated his statements," Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley told the WSJ. "Not one inmate has told staff he was assaulted."
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