The possible Sam Bankman-Fried who thinks this is a win-win is not the one in our universe. [0] Our universe's Sam Bankman-Fried has been caught witness-tamper

The possible Sam Bankman-Fried who thinks this is a win-win is not the one in our universe. [0] Our universe's Sam Bankman-Fried has been caught witness-tampering, which you only do if you think you are going to get away with it. Being caught witness-tampering is going to lead to an early start to his jail time, yes. But you understand that it's going to lead to additional jail time, right? It's a crime and a really serious one. It will be seen as aggravating behaviour, so extra time, perhaps extra charges, not a head-start. Edit to add: it's entirely possible in a legal sense for the primary charges against him to collapse entirely and for him to still see extra time, not just time served, for witness tampering. Because witness tampering is a crime even if what the witnesses saw turns out to be something the state declines to prosecute. [0] unless he is both sorely misinformed and poorly advised