Madoff fallout continues

Let's cut to the chase - Bernard Madoff is a piece of work.

Here is a guy whose greedy behavior has already cost investors more than $50 billion - yes, that's BILLION, with a B - and now prosecutors allege he's already violated his bail conditions by parcelling out some of his assets to family and friends. He's reportedly mailed jewelry, watches and other heirlooms worth more than $1 million, including at least 16 watches, a jade necklace, an emerald ring, four diamond brooches, two sets of cufflinks, a diamond bracelet and other assorted jewelry from brands like Cartier and Tiffany. 

What a guy. And the best part? He's free on bail.

Madoff's lawyer, Ira Sorkin, says Madoff made a harmless mistake by mailing off those items and that his client shouldn't be punished for it. Well, I think what we've got here is a failure to communicate - a failure to communicate any vestige of SANITY - because this guy needs to be behind bars. And it needs to happen now.

He's ruined lives, prompting some to take their own. And yet he's free to sit around in his upscale Manhattan penthouse? Our only hope is that true justice will someday be delivered by a higher court than we have here.