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The main element of the crime here was creating imaginary people to 'sign' the affidavits submitted to ARIN. Phony companies, phony people, etc. Then the jail
by ozr 3y ago
The main element of the crime here was creating imaginary people to 'sign' the affidavits submitted to ARIN. Phony companies, phony people, etc.
Then the jail time is calculated based on the value of what was taken as a result of the fraud.
5 years seems fairly reasonable for a multi-million dollar scheme, involving multiple employees, explicitly designed to defraud.
- lostlogin 3y agoWhite collar crime getting a lengthy custodial sentence is not the normal.
- Ensorceled 3y agoBut should be ...
- infecto 3y agoDo you have evidence/data to back this up?
- lostlogin 3y agoMy view on it is coloured by the way my country chases down social welfare fraud, but hardly tried with white collar crime which hits the country far harder [1]. The second link [2] is about the US. [1] https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300878382/newsable-billions- https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300878382/newsable-bill... [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47477754 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47477754