Israel will not allow extradition for financial crimes. So the subject of one or the other of the Madoff’s fleeing the country and not coming back, is a real concern.
Mmmmmmmm...........it is true that the Madoffs have numerous connections to Israel and Israeli banks (some are on US soil).
OTOH, Israel does not like to be known as a haven for criminals......especially financial criminals.
When Israel was named a top global money laundering haven, the Knesset tried and tried to change the laws---it was Orthodox political parties that balked and put a stop to it.
And when the upstate NY Orthodox rabbi fled to Israel to escape US justice for looting millions from US government agencies and Pell Grants, Israel sent him back.
It was the Clintons who pardoned the crook (and his New Square cohorts) to buy Senate votes for Hillary.