Those affected by financier's crimes invited to give their opinion on his request; his attorneys say the 81-year-old prisoner does not have long to live

Attorney for 81-year-old files court request, saying he has only 18 months to live and asks for 'compassionate release' from his 150-year prison sentence for massive Ponzi scheme

Ponzi schemer pleaded guilty to 11 charges linked to his $19 billion fraud over four decades

Ruth Madoff was never charged with any crime in her husband’s fraud; deal part of settlement of more than $23 million from estates of the Madoffs’ late sons