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Why would they? They stole millions not billions.
by cm2187 3y ago
Why would they? They stole millions not billions.
- jojobas 3y agoThere are quite a few people jailed for longer than 25 for lesser stolen amounts, typically by various three-strikes laws, multiple counts etc.
- hiddencost 3y agoThe US tends to punish white collar crime much more leniently than blue collar crime
- keiferski 3y agoIt would be interesting if someone compared/aligned this with the fact that capital tends to be taxed at lower rates than labor.
- throwiforgtnlzy 3y agoToo big to jail.* * Unless you ripoff rich or powerful people like Madoff or SBF. If your quant shops causes global financial chaos on a diffuse and global level, it's okay to use financialization trickery like LTCM.