Well, we knew Ruth has a lot of stuff. Some comfy homes smattered across the globe, some sailing vessels and a $39,000 piano upon which to display her fresh flowers. And, don't forget the $200 mittens she tried to send to relatives after Bernie fessed up.
Add to that another asset prosecutors intend to try to capture: a $65,000 silverware set.
Eating off forks that cost more than the average American earns in a year's time and then claiming, as Bernie did, that what drove him to scheme was a desire to meet "client expectations" in a down market is a tough swallow.
Prosecutors will also go after four cars. Bernie and Ruth had four cars, of course. A BMW, two Mercedes, rumor has it, a Volkswagon.
When Ruth posted her husband's bond, she told prosecutors she had her own money that she inherited from her now dead parents. Not. Records show that the max she would have inherited from them was a bit over $1 million dollars after her father died.
Not possessing a million dollars myself, I don't know precisely how pricey my spoons would be if I had a million and needed to buy some new ones. Sorta thinkin' that I wouldn't spend nearing 10% of my net worth on them. Ruth needs to get busy spinning a new story for herself.
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