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>the sentence is harsh. EDIT: inaccurate -- see 'tptacek below Sentences in the United States have a de jure length which is longer than the de facto length.
by scythe 10y ago
>the sentence is harsh.
EDIT: inaccurate -- see 'tptacek below
Sentences in the United States have a de jure length which is longer than the de facto length. Usually a 27-year convict will be eligible for parole after about 9 years. I didn't see anything in the article about denying parole (which is very rare). Considering the number of people Selezny harmed and the fact that he continued to do so after he knew that there were warrants for his arrest, I think that a decade in prison is a reasonable sanction.
Also, the extended sentence is not so much "to send a message" as it is in response to his evasion of the authorities. That message was sent a long time ago.
- tptacek 10y agoThere is no parole in the federal system. 27 years will mean almost 27 years (maybe something closer to 23 if everything breaks Seleznev's way in prison).
- rodionos 10y agoLooks like Skilling got 10 years off the 24 year sentence and will be out of jail this year. It's not a parole but it's close. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-enron-skilling-idUSBRE95K12520130621 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-enron-skilling-idUSBRE95K1...
- tptacek 10y agoBy striking a deal with prosecutors and the court, not by availing himself of some process available to federal convicts generally. It could indeed be that Seleznev will serve drastically less time by making a deal to (e.g.) rat out co-conspirators.