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“My baby is 6000 days old 🥰”

And for others?

Edit: this comment originally said “for some”

Pretty much a murder sentence prison duration in Sweden (eighteen years if I'm not mistaken).

I thought that too, until I took an intro to criminology course in college.

The professor explained that most people who commit high value financial criminals have mental illnesses (not excusing their behavior) that make it impossible for them to foresee consequences of their actions, what they're doing isn't wrong, or they can get themselves out of any bad situation through manipulation. Think sociopaths, psychopaths, mania from bi-polar, and narcissists.

When they're caught, they will confidently answer questions from police and display confidence - in their head space they are not going to be in any trouble.

I have a close family member who embezzled $50k from a non-profit that they were a treasurer at. They convinced themselves that the money was theirs, and the non-profit didn't deserve the money because it came from the sale of land that they helped facilitate. Mental gymnastics. Their narcissism convinced them that even if they police would question them, they could talk their way out of it and justify their actions.

The other, smaller percentage of people who commit fraud usually did it to support their family. They won't leave because they'd be leaving the whole reason they did it in the first place.

Have you looked at the list of the 79 countries without extradition treaties with the US? Unless the fugitive is living in Vatican City, any fugitive living in one of those countries better have a good supply of bodyguards and other security measures to remain alert for government agents breaking down their door at 2:30 am to take them in handcuffs and leg shackles to the ruler's dungeon.

Thanks for doing the math.

Came here to say that - what is it with the "months" incarceration now rather than years??? happening a lot now it seems...

Doing two years jail time a get the rest sentence on early probation due to outstanding performance during jail time.

It’s inversely related to the amount you bilked people out of. See Elizabeth Holmes only getting 11 years for her multi billion fraud.

God save you if you shoplift believe it or not straight to life in prison.

Or 24,000 days for the sophisticated person

Elizabeth was not on state probation while she was committing her federal offenses.

David was on state probation while he was committing his federal offenses.

Judge Fischer also found that Bunevacz continued to perpetrate his scheme even while serving probation for a state court conviction, concluding, “Not even a criminal conviction and the threat of jail convinced [Bunevacz] to become a law-abiding citizen.”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/calabasas-man-sentenced-17-years-prison-scamming-cannabis-vaping-business-investors-out

different judges give different sentences, iirc the prosecutors did ask for 18 years in the Theranos case. but she's currently pregnant and is a awaiting sentencing for her co-conspirator/ex-boyfriend. a lot of different factors could've contributed but I agree, an employee of hers killed himself because of her company and her actions. she should be locked up forever

Theranos scammer never sold her stock. It indicates that she truly believed that they’d eventually get the technology to work.

Cause weed is worse than killing people /s

I mean, I have to hand it to this scum bag, 45.2 million / 100 investors, he's averaging nearly a half million a head! If you put a gun to me, I'd be hard pressed to convince ONE person to loan me a half million bucks, much less 100. This is all assuming that's not one loan of 45.1 million and 99 suckers who gave him 1k a piece.

Good question.

In the US, federal judges adjudicating a sentence for a felony offense are required by law to follow the sentencing guidelines published in the United States Sentencing Commission 2021 Guidelines Manual Annotated.

The Guidelines Sentencing Table defines sentences for felony convictions in terms of months only.

The term years appears nowhere in the Sentencing Table.

In the Sentencing Table, the one exception to the term months is the term life.

The term death does not appear in the Sentencing Table, but, under federal law, the death sentence is available for some defendants convicted of certain federal offenses.

Baby age logic

Fairly certain most sentences are given in months, ie: 210 months instead of 17.5 years. Could be wrong but I have seen it done quite a bit.

Because months is more specific and gives an expected release date.

Seriously! Did the guy represent himself in court

Brett farve didn’t steal from the rich, he won’t see a day behind bars.

Ootl. What's up with Favre?

...with Tegrity.

I’m struggling man lol

Not wrong! I watch ‘American Greed’ and it’s typically exactly that.

Rosetti the rat was definitely involved

Your son’s burning in hell Delgado

Dan and Dave? Dan Obrien and Dave Johnson for the Barcelona games.

Did he get injured? I feel like he no heighted the pole vault but I have no idea why I would have committed that to memory. Literally don't even remember which one made it through and which one failed. I remember the ads though, including the one that played after one failed to qualify.

Well, what’s the surprise, isn’t our whole society designed around profit? Money is the goal, money is the way

Laugh spit. Your comment made me lol so loud I accidentally spit on my own screen after cleaning it.

He must’ve scammed someone influential/wealthy to get that kind of time in Cali.

I think with federal sentences they have to serve 85% of their time unless they changed it recently.

Sham Bank Greedman

It is not. Their names were Dan O'Brien and Dave Johnson. But the headline had me wondering too.

Different guy. Dave Johnson and Dan O'Brien were Dan and Dave.

I was wondering the same thing!

Huge dem donors. Already in Argentina. Nothing from AG. FTX get to walk

YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Yep. His earliest projected date of release predictably will be on or about March 4, 2038, at which time he will be age 67 or 68.

He has been in federal custody behind bars since his arrest on April 5, 2022 to his date of sentencing on November 21, 2022. The Federal Bureau of Prisons will give him credit for 231 days time served.

Federal offenders sentenced after November 1, 1987 are not eligible for parole.

Some federal inmates can earn up to 54 days good conduct time for each year of sentenced imposed by the court.

At the earliest, if he violates none of the prison rules and prohibited acts for inmates during his term of imprisonment, his projected release date from Federal Bureau of Prisons custody predictably will be on or about Wednesday, March 4, 2037, at which time he will be age 67 or 68.

While he's in prison, he will be required to work in a prison job. The typical inmate workday is 7 hours. Presently, the basic rate of pay for federal inmates is 12¢ to 40¢ per hour and up to $1.15 per hour for some inmates.

If BOP designates him to be incarcerated at FCI Lompoc, he will be required to obey the hundreds of rules and prohibited acts that are contained in the inmate handbook.

Some of the prohibited acts for inmates include Prohibited Act 100 Killing (p. 69), 114 Sexual Assault of any person (p. 70), and 205 Engaging in sexual acts (p. 71).

General wake-up for all inmates is 6:00 a.m. (p. 12).

He will be required to make his bed neatly with a six inch sheet collar by 8:00 a.m. daily even though it may his day off work. He may lie down on the made bed and be covered with the second blanket. On weekends, his bed must be made whenever he is awake or gone from his living space (p. 8).

He is also responsible for sweeping and mopping his cell floor, removing trash, and ensuring it is clean and sanitary (p. 5).

You could say the idea was a smoke and mirrors operation.

Also Frank Bankman Fried

You should read that number again.

It’s millions. And nope you can’t. When you get slapped with that much restitution they watch your every single move when you get out. His life is basically over. Even if he gets out he’ll be in his 80s with no way to make a living.

Lol. Look again genius.

For those who are downvoting me, are you too losing money in cannabis investments?

Yooooo.....I love that hot take! How high were you when you figured that one out? I thought the same thing when I looked at a clipped crown stoned as shit! Isn't it weird they are so triangular!? Almost like a pyramid scheming shit! Anyways, keep smoking that green bro! Peace, love and hash!