If you are going to defraud, make sure you include the personal places of worship of all the really good prosecuting authorities you can muster.
Moments ago, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey confirmed that he will be recusing himself from the ongoing investigation into Bernie Madoff. The Justice Department didn’t specify a specific reason for his decision to step aside–early reports have suggested that Mukasey’s son, Marc, may be planning to represent a defendant in the case. But we can report a much more likely–and personal–reason why the Madoff case poses a serious conflict for the AG. Mukasey’s own synagogue was ripped off by Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
We are beginning to respect this Bernie character.
Revealed: Mukasey’s Synagogue a Victim of Madoff [Cityfile]
Oy vey…such tsouris!
Madoff raped and pillaged every corner of society, eh? No one was spared!
Mazel Tov! Anti-semities (= all non-Jews) rejoice!
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Not funny.
Fucking genius.
I love dealbreaker but enough with all of this anti-Jew sentiment. What the hell is your problem? Stealing is stealing no matter who does and to who. Why are you so happy that so many of the victims are Jews?
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I don’t know anyone who had even heard of this guy before last week. I think he just raped everyone in his particular corner of society.
Who the hell names something “…Investment Securities LLC”
That would be like calling something a ” Ponzi Scheme Scam”
That should have been a red flag, right there.
At the end of it all the US will only be able to field the single, junior, Arabic public defender from Queens. Made-Off is a fucking genius.
it was all one big interest-free loan.
Het 7 – Jews are supposed to take care of other Jews and not steal from each other. This guy broke the mold and screwed the sacred pooches i.e. very rich, accomplished, successful Jews. What’s the Yiddish phrase for Karma? Madoff’s got it coming.
@9 Nicely done.
ViK: Made-off has been well-known for some time, whether you’ve heard of him or not. Perhaps you ought to get out a bit more.
As for the anti-semitism, I’m not Jewish, so perhaps I’m not as sensitive to the matter as some, but I don’t get the impression anyone’s seriously slamming the Jews here, not any more than they’re making fun of Hellman’s on a regular basis.
@7, I agree, too many using the J word here
Mukasey also went to Ramaz High School as a student and has been active as an alumnus. The article mentions that Ramaz lost $6.5 million.
@9 brilliant!And yes it displays some genius.
@14 – would it be better if from now on we only use the word Heeb?
Did you know Col. Klink was a Jew?
@17 here is an idea — dont make this all about who is a Jew and who is not a Jew. A man stole from people. Now, that isnt so hard is it?
@8 has a point. That is a scam-y sounding name. Who’s next?
http://www.jacksonandsmith.com/
Mukasey’s wife was headmistress of the lower school at Ramaz, an institution that lost millions with Madoff.
Shamwow! He’s going to defend wideclops! The irony…