Former
legendary investor, the once highly regarded Bernard Madoff,
tried to wheel a swivel chair away from a courtroom after
an appearance this morning.
Madoff,
70, was able to get the chair through three security checks
inside the court building, but was stopped 
when
he tried to wheel it into the car park by a sharp eyed security
guard.
Madoff
is accused of constructing an elaborate $50bn ponzi scheme
in which investors funds disappeared.
After
a search of his person the following other items were also
found:
- 5
pens
- 3
large, 4 medium, 10 small 'Post It' notes
- A
cellphone
- 2009
Desk Diary
- A
crystal decanter of water, half filled
- Seven
drinking glasses
- 5
coasters
- A
rug
- A
framed picture of President George W Bush
- A
6ft USA flag
- 3
bottles of liquid paper
- A
typewriter
- 5
reams of white paper
- A
copy of the Wall Street Journal
