by nick
19. January 2010 20:20
Three boats owned by disgraced Bernie Madoff where sold at auction, with the proceeds going to the victims of the worlds largest fraud.
Bull a 1969, 55 foot sports fisher went fo £420,000; Sitting Bull a 2003, 38 foot Shelter Island Runabout went for £192,000 and Little Bull a 24 foot centre console fisher sold for £12,000.
The boats were just part of 200 items seized by the USA authorities to be auctioned off. Madoff is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence for the £40bn fraud.