This morning there were reports circulating around that billionaire swindler Bernie Madoff had to be moved from prison and into a medical facility for hospitalization, but no one seemed to know why. Now we know…he got his ass kicked!

Reports ABC:

Sources told ABC11 the disgraced financier was treated at Duke hospital in Durham last Friday and discharged earlier this week.

He is serving a life sentence at the federal prison in Butner.

According to sources, he had facial fractures, broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Maybe there is a Santa Claus after all!?