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Elizabeth Holmes’ 11-year prison sentence shortened by two years

17 points by taspeotis 3y ago

hunglee2 3y ago
I should imagine Romesh Balwani can also look forward to similar leniency in his sentence reduction
- throwawaylinux 3y ago
  Pitchforks can be lowered. From the article: > The sentencing change comes after her co-conspirator, Sunny Balwani, also saw two years shaved off of his 13-year sentence, with his projected date of release now 1 April 2034, according to the Bureau of Prisons website.
PlutoIsAPlanet 3y ago
As much as she should be punished for what she did, I can't help but feel that putting her in prison is a waste of tax payer money. She's not a danger to society, put her under house arrest, ban her from jobs relating to medical and financial services etc.
- prepend 3y ago
  > She's not a danger to society She’s a danger of causing massive fraud again. She can cause fraud while under house arrest. Danger doesn’t just mean violence. She did a horrible thing and harmed thousands of people financially. She needs to be in jail for a long time to protect society from her.
- adave 3y ago
  Did you follow any of her misdoings? It was highly probable that people would have gotten incorrect medical test results due to her fraud product. Such people get a taste of things like the WeWork guy and keep scamming the system with their fake ass charisma.
  - BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
    So fine her all the way into insolvency and assign community service. How does her imprisonment help her victims?
    - matt-attack 3y ago
      Imprisonment was never intended to help victims. It serves as a deterrent to other would-be fraudsters.
      - BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
        Fines into insolvency plus community service can do just as much to deter and would be more beneficial to everyone else. Imprisoning people is expensive.
- donohoe 3y ago
  So do you think anyone should be imprisoned unless they are a danger to society?
mdhen 3y ago
This is standard procedure for federal prison, they're already figuring in her good behavior reduction. If she loses that she will serve her whole sentence. Awful journalism at work here.

17 points by taspeotis 3y ago

hunglee2 3y ago

I should imagine Romesh Balwani can also look forward to similar leniency in his sentence reduction

throwawaylinux 3y ago
Pitchforks can be lowered. From the article: > The sentencing change comes after her co-conspirator, Sunny Balwani, also saw two years shaved off of his 13-year sentence, with his projected date of release now 1 April 2034, according to the Bureau of Prisons website.

PlutoIsAPlanet 3y ago

As much as she should be punished for what she did, I can't help but feel that putting her in prison is a waste of tax payer money. She's not a danger to society, put her under house arrest, ban her from jobs relating to medical and financial services etc.

prepend 3y ago
> She's not a danger to society She’s a danger of causing massive fraud again. She can cause fraud while under house arrest. Danger doesn’t just mean violence. She did a horrible thing and harmed thousands of people financially. She needs to be in jail for a long time to protect society from her.
adave 3y ago
Did you follow any of her misdoings? It was highly probable that people would have gotten incorrect medical test results due to her fraud product. Such people get a taste of things like the WeWork guy and keep scamming the system with their fake ass charisma.
- BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
  So fine her all the way into insolvency and assign community service. How does her imprisonment help her victims?
  - matt-attack 3y ago
    Imprisonment was never intended to help victims. It serves as a deterrent to other would-be fraudsters.
    - BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
      Fines into insolvency plus community service can do just as much to deter and would be more beneficial to everyone else. Imprisoning people is expensive.
donohoe 3y ago
So do you think anyone should be imprisoned unless they are a danger to society?

mdhen 3y ago

This is standard procedure for federal prison, they're already figuring in her good behavior reduction. If she loses that she will serve her whole sentence. Awful journalism at work here.