Frank DiPascali Is Dead, Four Months Before His Sentencing; Bernie Madoff’s ‘Sammy the Bull’ Was 58

It’s been barely two months since the Madoff Five—the only employees of Bernard L. Madoff who have been convicted of crimes at trial—began serving their prison terms. The government’s chief turncoat in the case was Frank DiPascali, Jr., who served as Madoff’s right hand. He was scheduled to be sentenced this September for his role in what Judge Laura Taylor Swain called “the biggest Ponzi scheme known to man.” But fate has ruled otherwise. Frank DiPascali died on Thursday night, his attorney, Marc L. Mukasey, just told me. “He was proud of the work he had done to make amends,” says Mukasey, a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. “The family requests privacy at this time.” More in Forbes here.