Which attorney and author believes Madoff will be sent to the federal correctional institute?”
Alan Ellis, attorney and author of the “Federal Prison Guidebook,” believes that Madoff will probably get sent to Federal Correctional Institute Otisville or FCI Ray Brook, both in upstate New York, FCI Fairton in New Jersey or FCI McKean in Pennsylvania. –CNN’s Allan Chernoff, Sara Lane, David Brandt, and Brian Vitagliano contributed to this report.
Alan Ellis, attorney and author of the “Federal Prison Guidebook,” believes that Madoff will probably get sent to Federal Correctional Institute Otisville or FCI Ray Brook, both in upstate New York, FCI Fairton in New Jersey or FCI McKean in Pennsylvania. Madoff will have to learn how to survive in the medium-security environment, where there are many violent offenders, according to prison consultants. “There will be people who think that Bernie can give them stock tips, but I don’t see anyone being his big pal,” said Larry Levine, founder of Wall Street Prison Consultants who served 10 years for his ties to organized crime. “I believe he’ll be treated like an outcast.” Bernard Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, on Monday faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars. Madoff is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Manhattan before Judge Denny Chin, who could sentence him to as many 150 years in federal prison. Th
Keeping that in mind, Alan Ellis, attorney and author of the “Federal Prison Guidebook,” believes that Madoff will probably get sent to Federal Correctional Institute Otisville or FCI Ray Brook, both in upstate New York, FCI Fairton in New Jersey or FCI McKean in Pennsylvania. Madoff will have to learn how to survive in the medium-security environment, where there are many violent offenders, according to prison consultants.
