Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff is dying of kidney failure.<br />According to Reuters, the New Yorker is seeking early “compassionate release” from his 150-year prison sentence.<br />Reuters reports Madoff is seeking release under the First Step Act.<br />The act lets some older prisoners obtain freedom, often for health reasons.<br />Madoff pleaded guilty in March 2009 to 11 criminal counts for running what prosecutors called a $64.8 billion fraud.
