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And TFA does not mention any fines. Does he get to keep the money? He used public defenders so legal costs were minimal.

• tptacek 4y ago
  Criminal convictions are typically accompanied by asset forfeitures. No, you don't generally get to keep the proceeds from crimes you're convicted of.
  • carlisle_ 4y ago
    Unless you work in finance.
    • autoexec 4y ago
      That's pretty much any "respectable" industry really. The government will usually take their cut, but it'll be far less than the profit a company's illegal actions brought in, and the victims of the activity get shafted instead of being made whole.
  • rot13xor 4y ago
    And if you didn't pay taxes on your illegal income the feds get you for tax evasion too, like how they got Al Capone.