Madoff's son found dead in New York apartment
The son of jailed financier Bernard Madoff has been found dead in New York City of an apparent suicide, a law enforcement official has said.
The official said Mark Madoff was found hanged in his Manhattan apartment.
A family member notified police around 7:30am today local time.
The official spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t allowed to speak publicly about the case.
Mark Madoff and his brother, Andrew, were under investigation but hadn’t faced any criminal charges in the massive Ponzi scheme that led to their father’s jailing.
Bernard Madoff swindled a long list of investors out of billions of dollars and is serving a 150-year prison term.
