Comments on: Feds Seize Madoff Penthouse, Wife Evicted

Ruth Madoff Reportedly Pleaded with U.S. Marshals to Allow Her to Keep Her Fur Coat

[stn_sage]

To faylabouiver:

WRONG! WE WON'T BE HAPPY UNTIL ALL THE INVESTORS ARE PAID OFF THAT WERE ROBBED BY MADOFF AND CO.!

AND IT MIGHT HAPPEN, FAY! BECAUSE IT SAYS IN THE ARTICLE THAT THOUGH THE FEDERAL PROSECUTORS AGREED TO HAVE THE 2.5 MILLION---IT IS NOT---I SAY AGAIN, NOT---PROTECTED FROM CIVIL LAWSUIT!

THEREFORE, IF I WERE HER, I'D GET OUT OF NYC FAST! AND LIVE A VERY QUIET, UNOBTRUSIVE LIFESTYLE TO LESSEN THE CHANCES OF BEING FOUND, SERVED, AND RULED AGAINST---LOSING THE REST OF THEIR 'BOOTY'!

[stn_sage]

Well said!

No, and it's not hard to figure out WHY they don't to rent to her!

Would you want to face the possibility of some angry non-paid off
investor coming by your rental and burning it down because SHE lived
there?! I wouldn't, either!

Yeah, if she spends her 2.5 million conservatively there's any number
of foreclosed homes she can buy CHEAPLY at a pittance of their actual
worth, thanks to scum like her husband and other Wall Street crud!

[stn_sage]

To ABM_21:

You're not talking about the typical "uninvolved" spouse, here!

Remember, she originally WORKED for and with her husband! She's educated, experienced, and well-versed in high finance! It could
be that's why she STAYED with him all these years---that he had
a great scam going and it was too good to walk away from!!

If anyone didn't know about it---maybe the children---but even
then---I remain skeptical! They over hear things as time goes
on and figure things out!

NO, I bet she knew alright!

[YCantWeAllGetAlong]

I hope she has to live in a 5th floor walk up with no A/C and actually work for a living. I hope she has to wear a shirt identifying her for all to know what a piece of scum she is, along with her husband and everyone else involved. I read the stories of the people who have lost everything and they are heart breaking.

[hamiltongrad]

you obviously hate women, and have a major problem.
Blame and hate, vindictiveness, and punishment are NEVER the answer to anything. Dialogue and understanding is.
I feel badly for all those who lost money, but I feel worse for all of you, and society, that is frothing at the mouth , spitting to see some poor old guy and his wife "get theirs". Arn't we all better than this ??
Punishment is for the barbarians.

[stn_sage]

Absolutely, correct!

[jakedog030]

Now she'll have to slum it in the Hamptons. I feel bad. :)

[faylabouiver]

GET REAL, HAHAHA YOU THINK THAT'S THE ONLY MONEY SHE HAS?????? SHE WILL GO ON LINING THE LIFE SHE ALWAYS KNEW, HAHAHA, YOU POOR PEOPLE CAN'T STAND THE RICH. GOD BLESS YOU RUTH, A FRIEND.

[YCantWeAllGetAlong]

Aww, poor wittle thing can't keep her fur coat. TOUGH **tch!

[faylabouiver]

you people knew nothing about these people and you don't have a clue as to what really went down. a friend.

[lloydbest1]

There is some question as to whether that 2.5 mil really is off limits. If she is as culpable as I believe she is, she should be left with even less than DouglasLedet (July 2, 2009 10:38 AM PDT) and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Now, though, I will play the devil's advocate. I will assume for the sake of my inner troll that she is completely innocent.....She gets 2.5 million. We find that it is, indeed, untouchable. Let's further assume that all of the other Madoff's are also completely innocent (yeah, I know, I'm really reaching and for all the reasons outlined above - but we're playing "let's pretend").
That is by any stretch of the middle class imagination, an awesome sum of loot. She could buy - cash on the beer keg - a decent three bedroom house in Poughkeepsie or some such and furnish it; a late model Lexus or equivalent, maybe even a second home in the Catskills, stash the remainder in CD's or low risk T-bills and live a 60 to 70K per year lifestyle with out ever leaving her front yard. That is a whole helluva lot more comfortable that most of get to live. She's set for life. There's no need for sympathy and certainly no need for anyone (you know who you are) to defend her so vigorously. She'll do just dandy - IF she's innocent.