The $65bn fraudster is moved to Atlanta jail where man who gave his name to scam served out his time. Convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff has been transferred to the same prison which once held legendary swindler Charles Ponzi. Madoff, who was last month sentenced to 150 years after admitting to orchestrating a $65bn (£40bn) fraud, has been moved to the US Penitentiary in Atlanta.
Convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff has been transferred to the same prison which once held legendary swindler Charles Ponzi.
Madoff, who was last month sentenced to 150 years after admitting to orchestrating a $65bn (£40bn) fraud, has been moved to the US Penitentiary in Atlanta.
A man in the United States popped out to his local petrol station to buy a pack of cigarettes - only to find his card charged $23,148,855,308,184,500.That is $23 quadrillion (£14 quadrillion) - many times the US national debt. "I thought somebody had bought Europe with my credit card," said Josh Muszynski, from New Hampshire. He says his appeals to his bank first met with little understanding, though it eventually corrected the error. It also waived the usual $15 overdraft fee.
A man in the United States popped out to his local petrol station to buy a pack of cigarettes - only to find his card charged $23,148,855,308,184,500.
That is $23 quadrillion (£14 quadrillion) - many times the US national debt.
"I thought somebody had bought Europe with my credit card," said Josh Muszynski, from New Hampshire.
He says his appeals to his bank first met with little understanding, though it eventually corrected the error.
It also waived the usual $15 overdraft fee.
