How to Visit Your Husband in Prison: 18 Tips for Mrs. Madoff
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Disgraced financier Bernard
Madoff arrived with much fanfare in July at the Federal
Correctional Institute in Butner (BFCC), NC, to begin serving his
150-year sentence for orchestrating the biggest Tupperware party in
the history of finance. As a native North Carolinian, I began
thinking about Bernard’s wife, Ruth, and what visiting Bernie at
the BFCC will be like. I took a trip up the road to Butner to
explore for myself, and provide some budget tips given Ruth’s
current financial situation — she is down to her last 2.5 million.
As she must get every expenditure over $100 approved by the trustee
liquidating her husband’s estate, I think she will find travel in
this region most appealing …
Butner is a lovely little
town of just under 7,000 people in Granville County, which has
experienced major growth in recent years due to its close proximity
to the Triangle region of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. If you
do a MapQuest, it’s about 3.3 million light years away from the
Manhattan, Palm Beach and Cap d’Antibes that Bernie Madoff had once
so embraced with greed and gusto.
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Since Ruth’s hairdresser in Manhattan told her not to come back,
she may want to take advantage of the Great Clips adjacent to RDU
at Brier Creek Commons. I called them, and they will take her at
any time without an appointment. A cut, shampoo, and partial set of
highlights can be had for under $60. And there will be no nasty
looks from other clients.
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Next off the highway is the Falls Lake Recreation Area. While not
suitable for the Madoff’s former $1.5 million, 55-foot yacht, named
“Bull,” it does have plenty of RV hook-ups, boat ramps and other
amenities for outdoor recreation. No room for Jet Skiing or bass
fishing on this busy itinerary, but up the road there is the South
Granville Country Club. Memberships are available.
For the other 15 tips from Mrs. Madoff's Butner Etiquette Guide
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