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This guy should be in jail though

• mulmen 8y ago
  This misunderstanding of the US Legal system seems to come up frequently on HN. Most recently about Theraos I believe. The FTC cannot press criminal charges which means they cannot put people in jail. Those types of charges fall to the Department of Justice who can continue pursuing these cases if they believe a criminal offense has taken place.
  • sbov 8y ago
    Beyond that, the burden of proof in a criminal trial is much higher. So it wouldn't be unheard of for the DOJ to not pursue criminal charges if it doesn't think it can pass that higher bar.
  • Retric 8y ago
    Fraud is still a crime punishable by jail time. So, even after the FTC get's involved he can and should still be sent to prison.
  • gowld 8y ago
    There's no misunderstanding. This guy should be in jail. Parent poster didn't say the FTC should put him in jail.