tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477806.post1859919799292298013..comments2023-06-09T09:23:17.804-04:00Comments on That Lawyer Dude: Madoff's Fools Get Vengeance at Taxpayer's Expense...Why the Madoff Sentence is Unfair to the Rest of USThat Lawyer Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621463114160360197noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477806.post-61704508295738231882009-12-17T14:50:05.024-05:002009-12-17T14:50:05.024-05:00I've been a crimina lawyer (prosecutor/defense...I've been a crimina lawyer (prosecutor/defense) for over 30 years and agree with your analysis of these con men cases. I just posted at colintnelson.workpress.com/blog a similar idea: wealthy, smart investors who give money to these kinds of crooks, bear some of the responsibility. I suspect many are in it for greed... I also liked your idea that putting a guy like Bernie madoff or (locally in Minneapolis--Tom Petters) away forever just costs the taxpayers a fortune. Isn't there a way we could tap into their extraordinary skills that would bring money into the government? (legally, of course) thanks for the interesting ideas. colin Nelsoncolintnelson.comnoreply@blogger.com