alt Hacker News> Nah, it's more that you do not fuck with the money system.
Isn't a common critique of the justice system that white-collar crime gets you less prison time (in nicer jails) than being for ex a drug dealer?
Plenty of finance scammers and conmen who stole millions get <5-10yr sentences
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DrillShopper • 01/22/2025
In those cases it's not about how much they stole but who they stole from?
Steal the pensions and other retirement funds of millions? At worst, slap on the wrist.
Steal a single dollar from a single billionaire? Hope you like solitary, buddy.
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yes, unless you're a big enough finance scammer that you stole from really rich people (most scammers who steal millions don't get it from the very rich)