Not sure about the legal details of his case but this could indeed be good for any appeals he may file. While we like to think of the law and its application a

Not sure about the legal details of his case but this could indeed be good for any appeals he may file. While we like to think of the law and its application as a dispassionate process that only looks at the facts, the sense that someone has been harmed plays a big role in the process and jury decisions. This development weakens any arguments around harm to others, it could also strengthen arguments in favor of incompetence as opposed to malfeasance when it comes to explaining what actually happened to investor money.