• WhatsThePoint@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    In America they would likely do time in a country club prison if they didn’t only get fined for less than they profited in the fraud.

    • jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      Depends on who they defrauded. Millions of poors? That’s just a mild case of affluenza, set her loose with a big tax cut and an interest-free loan.

    • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      “I sentence to you ten years, with 9 years 360 days credit for time served, and a $25 fine. Your incarceration shall consist of checking in once weekly via Zoom.”