Madoff defends sons in email to NBC

Madoff once again asserted that his sons were never involved in his massive, long-running Ponzi scheme, a claim that he has made since his arrest in Dec. 11, 2008.

He pleaded guilty to 11 criminal counts in federal court and was sentenced to 150 years in prison. He is currently incarcerated in a federal prison in North Carolina.

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