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Madoff's Palm Beach Estate Toilet-Papered by Teen Victims
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 27, 2009
Modified Jan 27, 2009
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You're never to young to be swindled by Bernard Madoff! The Palm Beach Post reports that the $50 billion-Ponzi scheme-man's estate was toilet-papered. The PB Post found out because the alleged perpetrators called them:
Some teenage boys called The Palm Beach Post newsroom Sunday evening to take credit for the prank - one they said was sanctioned by their parents. They said they were acting in retaliation after they lost their trust funds to the accused swindler.
A woman got on the phone to confirm their story, but no one would give their names.
By the time Palm Beach police arrived at the home Monday morning, the toilet paper was gone and the housekeeper chose not to make a police report, police spokeswoman Janet Kinsella said Monday morning.
This prank probably makes the stomachs of Madoff's Upper East Side neighbors churn, as some have concerns about the media circus (Matt Lauer hates it!) as well as angry investor retaliation on their building.
Last month, a statue was stolen from Madoff's Palm Beach estate, only to be found with a note suggesting Madoff "return stolen property to rightful owners."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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