Madoff may wear own clothes at sentencing-US judge

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Confessed swindler Bernard Madoff will be allowed to wear his own clothing in court, instead of prison-issue garb, when he is sentenced on June 29, the judge in the case ruled on Wednesday.

Madoff's lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin confirmed the request had been made to U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin but he declined to say whether or not the convicted financier would wear one of his trademark stylish suits.

When the former nonexecutive chairman of the Nasdaq stock market pleaded guilty in March to 11 criminal charges in Wall Street's biggest investment scheme, he wore an expensive gray suit but none of the rings or jewelry that were a signature of his style.

The 71-year-old, whose fraud may have taken in as much as $65 billion over two decades, was last seen in public at the March 12 plea proceeding being handcuffed and led away to the jail next door to the Manhattan federal court.

"It is hereby ordered that defendant Bernard L. Madoff (inmate #61727-054) is permitted to receive clothing at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ... to be worn by the defendant at sentencing on Monday, June 29, 2009," the written order by Chin said.

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[FailureToCommunicate]

1. That's fine. It will help us identify his lawyers: they'll have the cheaper looking suits.

[billyoc]

2. Don't forget the mothballs when you pack it up after sentencing.

150 years is a long time for clothing to be in storage.

[jmowreader]

3. I don't think they're stupid enough to let him wear one of his suits

Each of Bernie Madoff's suits is worth more than the judge's car. It would NOT be a good idea to let someone who's been convicted of running the biggest ponzi scheme in history go in for sentencing wearing one of those. "Defendant Madoff, you are hereby sentenced to thirty-four consecutive life sentences, directed to pay a brazillion dollars in restitution and ordered to commit seppuku on that piece of visqueen you're standing on, right now."

[Po_d Mainiac]

4. Boxers or briefs? n/t

[Zenlitened]

5. That's a relief. He originally wanted to go "hiking in appalachia," if-ya-know-what-I-mean.

[happygoluckytoyou]

6. Does anyone know if Brioni has designed a BRIGHT ORANGE JUMPSUIT ? ? ?

[MisterP]

7. in fact, I think that he SHOULD wear all his bling: see what kind of man he is n/t

[truthisfreedom]

8. The judge let him wear clothing purchased with illegally-gained money?

What kind of judge would do that? The guy's a complete crook who destroyed thousands of people's lives. WTF gives him the right to wear clothing he doesn't rightfully own, that really belongs to thousands of his victims? Why wasn't all of this clothing auctioned off? Who has been harboring these stolen goods? Why aren't THEY in jail too?

[New Dawn]

9. Rich criminals always get coddled like babies.

[winyanstaz]

10. Well of course he should have special privileges!

He is rich after all. Poor people can wear those terrible orange suits cause they are after all..poor criminals!
We can't have this rich man traumatized now can we?

[Merlot]

12. I bet he didn't want to have his picture in the paper in the jumpsuit

I can't imagine any other reason he'd want to wear his own clothes to sentencing. I think he should have been made to wear the jumpsuit, after all, he is guilty.

[mitchum]

11. He should be made to wear a barrel

[madokie]

13. a noose around his swindling neck

would be most appropriate