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...spend his whole life in jail. He's ruined so many people's lives. He killed my spirit and shattered my dreams," victim Sharon Lissauer told the judge. Madoff's fraud totaled an estimated $65 billion. His lawyer, Ira Lee Sorkin, had requested a 12-year sentence,...
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...the same way as he imprisoned us." He added, "I would like someone in the court today to tell us: How long is our sentence?" Sharon Lissauer, another victim, said in court that "It's been a nightmare. I think I'm going to wake up, but it keeps getting worse....
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New York Newsday
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...include fraud victims. "It is very empowering for victims to tell their story, very useful for the judges," Barnard said. Said Sharon Lissauer, a model from Manhattan: "It is the only way I'm going to get closure." Court officials are bracing for a large crowd...
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New York Newsday
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...sorry? I don't think so. I don't think he is sorry. The only thing he's sorry about is that a good thing came to an end." Sharon W. Lissauer, a New York model who also lost her life savings, said she is convinced that Madoff still has millions or even billions...
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