Inside Madoff's Homes & Boats in NYC & Florida

CNN Money tours Bernie Madoff's Manhattan penthouse, Palm Beach property, and boats. All go on the market this week. Both residences are expected to fetch $7M.

Here are a few shots of the Manhattan penthouse.

As with the Montauk property we featured previously, this living room supplies more proof that he has boring taste in home furnishings:

The Palm Beach home (below) is likewise prety unremarkable in terms of decor, though we do like the vaulted ceilings and the simple main entry (bottom photo).

Go here for the article and plenty of photos.

Celebrity Home of the Week: Madoff's Beach House

On behalf of all the victims of Bernie Madoff, we declare his beach house our Celebrity Home of the Week.

It's not glamorous. In fact, it's a great fixer-upper, with a little character and a great view. Let's get it sold so that perhaps the victims can get some of their money back!

CHOW & Ciao!

Federal F*CK-UP Part III: This Just In!

Speaking of scoundrels!!! Can you name the one who owns this freezer? You guessed it! Former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson. The Washington Post reports that he was convicted of corruption charges yesterday in a case made famous after the feds raided his home on Capitol Hill and found $90,000 in his freezer. He faces up to 150years in prison.
Hmm, they should have also convicted him of having no taste. Judging by his kitchen, above, his DC crib sucks. And his Louisiana mansion below is beyond gawdy!



Sometimes it seems like all southerners want to live either at Elvis' Graceland or Gone With the Wind's Tara--or as in this case both!

Federal F*CK-UP: Part II

So Karl Rove hasn't effed up lately, we suppose. And he isn't even a politician. More like a parasite. Yeah, we know: same thing. But Rove did enough harm to our nation's government in the past to forever wear the title of Federal F*CK-UP of the Century. Now it looks like he's bailing out of Washington D.C. for good.

According to the Washington Post, Rove has placed his digs up for sale for nearly $1.6 Million. He bought it for $799K eight years ago. Naturally, we wanted to check it out.

Well, the living room below has the typical pomp and circumstance of Washington: chintz and books. It's the oldest and lamest way to say upscale preppy and educated.

And the master bedroom? More books. And the library? Books of course . . . and booze.

And a bonus room? Take a guess! You got it! Still more books!

We can't say whether this house is worth the asking price. The bottom line is, when the final pages are written on Rove's chapter in history, his house will probably end up on the national historic register as home to a famous scoundrel. That alone is worth something.

Bernie Madoff's New Digs: The Big House

Starting today, after receiving a 150-year sentence for an illegal Ponzi scheme, Mr. Madoff will spend the rest of his life in this North Carolina federal prison. It's a long way from the New York penthouse he used to call home:

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Welcome to the Big House, Bernie! Make yourself at home!