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Madoff not assaulted in prison, hospitalized for dizziness, high blood pressure

HuffingtonPost: An ABC News affiliate in North Carolina reported this week that serious injuries sustained by convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Maddoff were consistent with those suffered during an assault.
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December 28, 2009

From HuffingtonPost.com:

An ABC News affiliate in North Carolina reported this week that serious injuries sustained by convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Maddoff were consistent with those suffered during an assault.

Since then, however, the story has changed. Madoff was not attacked in prison, ABC’s source said, but rather fell out of bed.

Now, the Federal Bureau of Prisons says dizziness and hypertension were responsible for the hospitalization. Lawyer Ira Sorkin says Madoff has “had some dizzy spells and some high blood pressure.”

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