Comments on: Colleagues: Sands Lost Up To $4.5 Million In Madoff Scam

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Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:57:35 +0000

[...] area State Rep. Franklin Sands, the Democratic minority leader for the last two years (and major victim of Bernie Madoff … totally different post…) is said to be trying to broker a deal with the Broward DEC [...]

By: Madoff Losses Are Inflated

Madoff Losses Are Inflated — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:12:02 +0000

While it is sad for some one to lose everything to Madoff, don’t forget that the actual losses are greatly inflated. Why? People who held “money” in his accounts over long periods of time only thought they were accumulating at 13 to 20% rates which were doubling their balances in 3 or 4 years, but actually this wasn’t happening. A true picture was probably 1/4 of what the people are actually claiming which is what they actually invested.

By: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:58:27 +0000

His father had NO money and Franklin worked since he was a kid. Yea he lost a few elections before he won his seat, but I find that to be a great thing. It shows how much he wants to serve his community. Most people that I know lend themselves money to fund their race… that is normal- not “buying a race.” If anything that shows that he is willing to not only give of his time and energy but his pockets as well. This is definitely someone I want in office. This will be my last response to you as I am wasting my time. But I would like to point out one last thing… someone who wastes his time bashing another man on blogs really may want to look into himself to find out why.

By: broward voter

broward voter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:49:59 +0000

really, you know him very well and you know him to be a hard working individual?

I know plenty about Franklin and his family. His father was a wealthy land owner in NY. Then Franklin sold some junk jewelry for a while in New York, but all of his wealth came from his father.

When he ran for City commission in Weston the first time he lost. When he ran for State House against Wishner he lost. Then he wised up and did the smart thing, he bought himself a seat in the legislature. He put $65k into the race before any viable candidate could get in, and there you have it. So please, enlighten me… where in all of these years did you know him to be a hard worker?

By: MIss Right

MIss Right — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:39:50 +0000

What does this say about his wisdom on the state budget crisis?

By: bob sernoff

bob sernoff — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:10:33 +0000

Franklin is a class act and always has been. There are already class action suits but Madoff probably hid most of the assests overseas and they are going to be hard to find.

By: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:47 +0000

How can you write, “working his whole life? The guy didnâ€™t work a day in his life!” That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I know him very well and he has been one of the hardest working individuals. If you say that, you are uninformed and it is just silly to comment on something you know nothing about.

By: broward voter

broward voter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:05:08 +0000

working his whole life? The guy didn’t work a day in his life!

By: Horrible

Horrible — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:06:48 +0000

Such a terrible situation for Sands and his family. But I dont think it is very nice to post anything about it on here. Why publicize his loss even more so?

FROM BUDDY: I feel terrible for Franklin and his family.
It must be remembered that the public didn’t know about his loss until he released a statement to the media and gave interviews. Also, he is a very public figure — Florida House Democratic leader.

By: Madoff Is Scum

Madoff Is Scum — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:51:44 +0000

My heart is breaking for Franklin Sands. I can’t imagine working my whole life and losing it all to a scumbag like Made Off.