The Madoff Auction

Among the many strange things the federal government has to do is find an auctioneer to take things seized by the U.S. Marshals from Bernie Madoff of their hands, in the hope of netting something back for defrauded investors. Gawker has an oddly compelling gallery of some of the lots, which range from furs to used boogie boards. Even the lives of fabulously wealthy criminals contain mundane details.