Bernie Madoff's Palm Beach home goes to auction

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Bernie Madoff's Palm Beach home goes to auction

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's house in Palm Beach, Fla. was seized by the government is being put up for sale at a public auction.

Fishing rods hang on the wall of Bernard Madoff's study in his Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The house and its contents will be sold at auction.

US Marshall service spokesman, Barry Golden, discusses the Bernard Madoff house in Palm Beach, Fla. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 as he prepares the house for sale at a public auction.

Antique fishing rods hang on the wall of Bernard Madoff's study in his Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The rods have government tags on them that show they will be sold at government auction.

One of the guest bedrooms is seen in this Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 photo, taken at Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home. The house and its contents will be sold at auction.

A telescope points out towards the Florida Intercoastal waterway Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home. The house will be sold at auction.

Palm Beach, Fla. is seen across the Intercoastal Waterway Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 from the docks at Bernard Madoff's home.

This photo taken Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009 shows the sitting area of Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. master bedroom.

The walls of Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. living room is decorated with antiques Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The house was seized by the government and will be sold at auction.

Bull artwork hangs on the wall of Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach , Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Madoff was known for his aggressive stock activity.

This photo taken Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009 shows a tall, step-up bed sitting in the master bedroom of Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home. The house will be sold at public auction.

This photo taken Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009 shows the master bedroom in Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home which featured a large dressing area for him and one for his wife.

The formal dining room at Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home sits empty Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

A statue of a bull sits in Bernard Madoff's study in his Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The house, which will be sold at auction, still has several bull decorations in it.

This photo taken Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009 shows one of two bathrooms off the master bedroom in Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home. The home features two dressing areas in the master bedroom, one for her and one for him.

Large vegetation and a swimming pool sit behind Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

A large banyon tree sits in the front yard of Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The house will be sold at auction.

Everything in Bernard Madoff's study in his Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, is tagged for auction after the house was seized by the U.S. government.

Antique golf clubs sit in a rack in Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home. All the items in the house will be sold at auction.

A wooden toy truck sits in one of the guest rooms at Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla. home.

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Fishing rods hang on the wall of Bernard Madoff's study in his Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The house and its contents will be sold at auction.

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