Mark Madoff 's death is ruled a suicide . The 71-year-old Madoff pleaded guilty to the charges in 2009 and is now incarcerated at the Butner Federal Correction Complex , a medium-security prison in eastern North Carolina . His attorney says Madoff was `` an innocent victim of his father 's monstrous crime '' and that he had nothing to do with the Ponzi scheme, but rather it was all done by his brother Peter who orchestrated it from afar. A person familiar with the Madoffs says Mark Madoff had fallen out of touch with his family .
Mark Madoff 's death is ruled a suicide . His attorney says Madoff was `` an innocent victim of his father 's monstrous crime '' and that he had nothing to do with the Ponzi scheme, but rather it was all done by his brother Peter who orchestrated it from afar. A person familiar with the Madoffs says Mark Madoff had fallen out of touch with his family .