Madoff's personal belongings up for auction
Written by Verena Dobnik   
Saturday, 14 November 2009 07:14

A U.S. Marshall is among those guarding the ballroom of a New York hotel, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, where a preview of seized items belonging to fallen financier Bernard Madoff were displayed. Almost 200 items seized from his homes are being sold, from furs, dishes and stationery to a historic Rolex dubbed NEW YORK (AP) — As Bernard Madoff sits in a North Carolina prison serving a 150-year sentence, remnants of the fallen financier's once lavish lifestyle are going on the auction block at a Manhattan hotel.

Around 200 items — ranging from a half-used sticky pad to expensive jewelry — are being auctioned off Saturday in the grand ballroom at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers.

The items were taken from Madoff's homes on Manhattan's Upper East Side, in the Hamptons and in Palm Beach, Fla., which federal authorities seized after he was convicted of defrauding investors.

They include dishes, pens and stationary, boogie boards emblazoned with the 71-year-old's last name, and a Rolex nicknamed the "Prisoner Watch."

Proceeds from the auction will be divided among Madoff's victims.


On the Net:

Madoff auction catalog: http://www.txauction.com

Madoff auction online: www.proxibid.com

 

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