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Originally published: December 11, 2010 11:44 AMUpdated: December 11, 2010 1:35 PMBy The Associated Press �Photo credit: AP | CHANGES RELEASE SATURDAY TO PUBLISHED SATURDAY FILE - An aerial view of the Vatican with St. Peter's Basilica is seen in this 2003 file photo made available Friday Feb. 4, 2005. Newly released, confidential U.S. diplomatic cables published Saturday Dec. 11, 2010 indicate that Ireland caved in to Vatican pressure to grant immunity to church officials in the investigation of decades of sex abuse by Irish clergy. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri - File)NEW YORK (AP) ? The eldest son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff hanged himself by a dog leash in his Manhattan apartment on Saturday, the second anniversary of his father's arrest in a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that swindled thousands of investors of their life savings, law enforcement officials said. Mark Madoff, 46, was found hanging from a ceiling pipe in the living room of his SoHo loft apartment as his 2-year-old son slept in a nearby bedroom, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Rate this: (Click to rate)

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