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Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff seeks compassionate release from prison due to terminal kidney failure
Mario Tama/Getty Images Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff requested compassionate release from prison because of terminal kidney failure as well as other”chronic, serious medical conditions,” such as hypertension and cardiovascular illness. The 81-year-old has so far served 11 years of the sentence, as his official release date is Nov. 14, 2139. Madoff pleaded guilty to 11…