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Ruth Madoff: Unsympathetic Figure
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depardoo
07/08/09

In reply to Ruth Madoff: Unsympathetic Figure
Shouldn't she pull an O.J. and buy a house in Florida, where the homestead law would protect that asset?
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Kid Twist
07/08/09

In reply to Ruth Madoff: Unsympathetic Figure
She's a retired investor, living on a pension.
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naugahydeinplainsight
07/08/09

@Kid Twist: But would you ever hear her say: "Smaller piece"?
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The One
07/08/09

@Kid Twist: Nice Hyman Roth reference!
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Anthony_Underscore
07/08/09

@Kid Twist: Does this mean Rocco Lampone is gonna gun her down at the Miami Airport?
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Kid Twist
07/08/09

@Anthony_Underscore: Only if she comes home to vote in the election.
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hollygirl
07/08/09

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Everytime time I see a pic of her for one second I think its Gwyneth Paltrow!
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uncivilly obedient
07/08/09

In reply to Ruth Madoff: Unsympathetic Figure
I wonder which country she could move to where she would be able to live in peace. In any modern country she would be recognized and continued to be hounded by reporters.

If she is smart, and I'm sure she is, she will move to Brazil in case they do eventually find something on her. No extradition treaty. There are supposedly tens of thousands of American white collar criminals living there.
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Tattertotter
07/08/09

@uncivily obedient: Not to mention more than a million descendants of our German friends who found--circa 1945--living in a Brazilian paradise preferable to a cold cell in Spandau. Everyone who lives south of Sao Paulo speaks Portuguese and German; English, not so much.
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snugbug
07/08/09

@uncivily obedient: Any Scandi country. It's remarkable how much those people do NOT give a sh*t about famous/notorious people. Their own, or imported ones.

Was in a crowded Stockholm wine bar a few years back and that cute singer from The Hives asked to share a booth with us. Absolutely no one (except me) gawked, or took photos, or even as much as looked in his direction. And I think he's probably one of the most famous Swedish people of recent memory.

The only downside to Ruthie bleeping off to Sweden is that they'd tax her sweet lyin' ass to the point where her $2-mil settlement would be reduced to exactly $500 and fiddy cents.
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hamburgerhotdog
07/08/09

@Tattertotter: Which includes former Nazis and that creepy Mengele town. Being warm is definitely preferable to being held accountable for your crimes.
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i'm a bottle
07/08/09

@snugbug: The preferred choice for wealthy assholes who've outstayed their welcome in almost every other country and who want to live in Europe is Switzerland. They'll take anyone, as long as they're rich. The tax situation is very much in their favor as well, as taxes in the Confederation are really minimal.
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RollsRoyceRevenge
07/08/09

@hamburgerhotdog: I thought hell included both?
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snugbug
07/08/09

@i'm a bottle: That's probably true. Although as far as I know, it's easier to come back from the dead than it is to gain Swiss citizenship by marriage or naturalization. And I'm thinking Ruth might need to be a citizen of Switzerland not just a resident, because then 1. she gets to bear arms--hey, just like in the US! and 2. will never be deported.
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i'm a bottle
07/08/09

@snugbug: It's actually pretty easy to live there, though. You buy some land, live there for eight years (or whatever) and then you apply for citizenship. The initial residence permits wouldn't pose a problem for someone who has $2.5 mil.
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