Madoff's Son Dead in Apparent Suicide
The Wall Street Journal reports:
NEW YORK—Bernard Madoff's elder son was found dead Saturday of an apparent suicide on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, according to law-enforcement officials.
Mark Madoff, 46 years old, was found hanged with a dog leash attached to a living-room-ceiling pipe in his apartment by his father-in-law, Martin London, law-enforcement officials said. A relative notified police around 7:30 a.m. No suicide note was found, the officials said.
Mark Madoff's 2-year-old son, Nick, was found unharmed in a bedroom in the apartment, along with a dog. Police said that because the toddler was left alone, they are notifying the city's Administration for Children's Services. The child was released to Mr. London. Detectives took at least one computer, an Apple, and BlackBerries as per a search warrant for analysis.
Law-enforcement officials said Mr. London went to the apartment in Manhattan's SoHo section at the request of Mark Madoff's wife, Stephanie Morgan, who was in Florida, where she received an email Saturday morning from her husband indicating that she should have someone check on their son. According to police, one email to her read "Please send someone to take care of Nick" and another "I love you." He also sent an email to his attorney, Martin Flumenbaum. According to police it read "Nobody wants to believe the truth. Please take care of my family."
Mark Madoff's death comes as federal prosecutors in recent months have been scrutinizing Bernard's brother and sons, who haven't been charged with wrongdoing. Seven people besides Bernard Madoff, including his top lieutenant, Frank DiPascali, have been criminally charged.
