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It sounds like he didn't actually go to jail for the crime he blew the whistle on, per se, but for continuing to cover up part of the crime afterward by refusin

• sremani 10y ago
  His explanation was good, that he needed to keep appearances and not leak to others he was co-operating with government. Any way, he had the last laugh, the DoJ is a bunch of political hacks who hate Whistle-blowers any way.
• hacknat 10y ago
  Maybe. Stories like this are what make me sick when I think about our Justice department. That, and Aaron Swartz...and a slew of other things I guess.
  • tptacek 10y ago
    It's "Swartz". Aaron Swartz. Not "Schwartz".
    • cdelsolar 10y ago
      That's what he said
      • tptacek 10y ago
        No, it isn't. (I'm not hitting refresh on these things waiting for the corrections).
    • O5vYtytb 10y ago
      May the Schwartz be with you.
• viraptor 10y ago
  The way I read it, he wasn't actually hiding anyone. This reads like sarcasm to me: > Yeah, I was hiding all right. Hiding by walking right up to the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. and dropping this massive, calculated tax evasion scheme in their laps.
  • chc 10y ago
    Of course that's sarcasm, but this part is not: > they charged me with conspiracy to commit bank fraud for not giving up one of my clients. I don't see any point where he denies that he refused to give up one of his clients, and he pleaded guilty. Taken as a whole, it's my impression that he really was holding back information, but he thinks that should have been forgiven because he gave much more and much better information than he held back.