12-year prison sentence ‘fair’

PYRAMID crook mastermind Bernard Madoff’s lawyer yesterday suggested a 12-year sentence would be a “fair” punishment for his multi-billion dollar con.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2009 - 01:00

Ira Sorkin said such a sentence will not disproportionately punish his client compared with other white collar criminals.

Federal Judge Denny Chin is scheduled to sentence Madoff in New York next Monday.

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