Symptoms include: Pain and tenderness in the ball of the foot and the big toe; Swelling and bruising of the ball of the foot and the big toe; Inability to bear weight on the ball of the injured foot; Inability to push off on the big toe; Reduced range of motion in the big toe.
Lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin, who represents Madoff, asked for a 12-year sentence. In a letter to the judge, Sorkin explained that his 71-year-old client has an approximate life expectancy of 13 years and isn't likely to outlive the requested sentence by more than a year.
December 10, 2008 - Bernard Madoff allegedly confesses to employees of his company that the asset management portion of his firm is actually a large Ponzi scheme. Madoff says the business had lost about $50 billion and that he plans to turn himself in to authorities in a week. December 11, 2008 - Madoff is arrested on one count of securities fraud for allegedly operating a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme from his investment advisory business. He is released on $10 million bail.