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Both prosecutors and journalists tend to sum up the maximum sentence for each charge as though these are served serially, when in reality they're usually served
by Analemma_ 3y ago
Both prosecutors and journalists tend to sum up the maximum sentence for each charge as though these are served serially, when in reality they're usually served in parallel. In this case I'd put the 95% confidence bracket at 12-20 years.
- spiderice 3y agoWhy such high confidence? Especially when Madoff got 150 years. Just because of the difference in scale?
- rootusrootus 3y agoCan't speak for GP, but I recall that Elizabeth Holmes had a fairly high prediction, even by people who were using the federal guidelines. More than a few people with plausible explanations said she'd be looking at life. But she got about 10 years.
- HWR_14 3y agoHolmes was found not guilty on 2/3 of the charges (those about fraud against doctors and patients) and guilty on 1/3 of the charges (those about fraud against her investors). Totaling about $452 mm in fraud. She also claimed mitigating circumstances.