Thieves Give Madoff a Lesson in Playing Fair

Stolen statue returned to Madoff

Friday, Jan 2, 2009  |  Updated 2:15 PM EST
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Thieves Give Madoff a Lesson in Playing Fair

Thieves returned this stolen statue to accused Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff, with a lesson attached.

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Thieves calling themselves "The Educators" have returned a statue stolen from disgraced investment guru Bernie Madoff. And they hope the Wall Street money manager has learned his lesson.

The Palm Beach Post reports that the $10,000 copper sculpture turned up Wednesday near the country club Madoff belonged to.

A note attached read: "Bernie the Swindler, Lesson: Return stolen property to rightful owners. Signed by -- The Educators."

The statue was reported missing Dec. 22, about a week after he was arrested on charges he bilked investors out of more than $50 billion. His clients included major banks, charities and retirees.

Police are investigating the return of the statue, which did not appear to be damaged.

Posted Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - 8:59 PM EST
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