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The context here is the rich and powerful. A reality show actor is not in that group and doesn't have those priveledges. Prosecuting someone like that does not
by superkuh 4y ago
The context here is the rich and powerful. A reality show actor is not in that group and doesn't have those priveledges. Prosecuting someone like that does not make the powerful uncomfortable by setting a precedent so it's done all the time.
But the only time one of their in-group is sent to prison is when it hurts other rich and powerful.
- from 4y agoThere are investment fraud prosecutions literally all the time, they just get 5-10 years in prison usually, not life. They aren't on national news because few people know the scammer or the victims. Here are a handful from this year alone: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67034239/1/united-states-v-zhu/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67034239/1/united-state... https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66964256/1/united-states-v-sealed/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66964256/1/united-state... https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66760869/1/united-states-v-white/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66760869/1/united-state... https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65767429/17/united-states-v-charlebois/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65767429/17/united-stat...