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I was wondering why SBF was not immediately jailed when he was caught communicating with ex-FTX employees with Signal earlier this year. Also the news reported

• once_inc 3y ago
  One word: money. If you have enough of it, the rules can be bent, or broken altogether.
  • cynusx 3y ago
    It's more about inefficiencies in the judicial system, every infraction is a new crime that has to be researched and evidenced and ruled upon which provides avenue for delaying actions by lawyers. The justice system is designed to defend the innocent, not to aggressively pursue and harass the guilty. SBF's is living on borrowed time as the cases make it through the legal process.
  • xdavidliu 3y ago
    does he currently have "enough money"?
    • pigeonhole123 3y ago
      His family and he is extremely well connected, I'm sure they can scrape together some money for lawyers
    • samstave 3y ago
      He was likely funneling billions(?) to Alameda girl, who apparently absconded with a bunch... and to his parents, who are already wealthy law professors at stanford, and he gave hundreds of millions to political bribes.
• plaguepilled 3y ago
  While I agree that there is an excess of evidence available to jail SBF with ease - and he should be jailed without question - I am bit unsure about your VPN comment. Specifically, if Sam uses a VPN after having communication restrictions put in place around what he can say, is that inherently suspicious to a court? I would have assumed it is insufficient on its own but could be presented as the means for breaking court order if shown with other supporting evidence. I'm not a lawyer mind you, so this is just me trying to understand it for myself.