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Many (most?) financial type crimes have no statue of limitations so to get away you literally have to get away with it for the rest of your life At least in th
by downandout 8y ago
Many (most?) financial type crimes have no statue of limitations so to get away you literally have to get away with it for the rest of your life
At least in the US, this is inaccurate. Most financial/fraud crimes have a statute of limitations of 3-5 years, both at the state and federal level. Some federal crimes specifically against financial institutions have a SOL of 10 years. Generally the only crimes that have no statute of limitations are punishable by life/death (such as first degree murder). See https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-650-length-limitations-period https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-650-le...
- kolpa 8y agoSOL is a timer from time of crime to time of indictment, and indictment doesn't necessarily require knowing the precise identity of the defendant or capturing the defendant. In GA, fleeing stops the clock, and in WA, "John Doe" can be indicted, subject to some restrictions. https://tollefsenlaw.com/statute-limitations-tolled-against-john-doe/ https://tollefsenlaw.com/statute-limitations-tolled-against-...
- vpmpaul 8y agoIANAL If the prosecutor can claim conspiracy and they almost always can. they can reset the clock essentially forever on the limitation statute. As I stated in my post you are essentally commited to variations on money laundering for the rest of your life unless you can make a "Retirement Level" lump sum of money usable for legal purposes.