From the story: He was sentenced to 78mo for a scam that generated $100M in revenue His sentence includes an order to pay $100M in restitution to Cisc

From the story: He was sentenced to 78mo for a scam that generated $100M in revenue His sentence includes an order to pay $100M in restitution to Cisco When a US corp harms individuals (directly), it pays a fine (some small fraction of the gains) - to the government. Instead of jail time, corp execs keep whatever bonuses they receive. When an individual harms a US corp (indirectly), he's obligated to pay 100% of the revenue - to the corp. He goes to jail.