All men are created equal?

(Via Rueters)

NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A search of accused swindler Bernard Madoff's office desk revealed he had signed checks totaling more than $173 million ready to be sent, U.S. prosecutors said in court papers on Thursday asking a judge to jail him.

The government's written brief said the checks were discovered by investigators after his arrest and charge on Dec. 11 and showed the 70-year-old investment adviser tried to move money before his alleged ponzi scheme became known to authorities.

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Madoff is under house arrest and 24-hour surveillance at his luxury Manhattan apartment after authorities said he confessed to a $50 billion ponzi scheme over many years and charged him with securities fraud last month.

Madoff (sweet irony in that name) bilks hundreds out of billions, and he's under house arrest. A kid in Oakland gets in a fight on BART and he gets shot and killed.. What's wrong with this picture?

Edit, 1:17 pm: boy, that staying positive idea is going to be harder than I thought!!!