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.
Michelle Pfeiffer to play Bernie Madoff's wife, Ruth, in HBO's 'Wizard of Lies'. Michelle Pfeiffer, shown in 2009, will star as Ruth Madoff, wife of Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, in HBO's The Wizard of Lies, which has been in the works for years.