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> In seeking a 12-year prison sentence for Javice, prosecutors cited a 2022 text Javice sent to a colleague in which she called it “ridiculous” that Holmes got
by whimsicalism 1y ago
> In seeking a 12-year prison sentence for Javice, prosecutors cited a 2022 text Javice sent to a colleague in which she called it “ridiculous” that Holmes got over 11 years in prison.
This seems utterly irrelevant to the sentencing, but what do I know.
- tptacek 1y agoGoes to remorse.
- Aurornis 1y agoSentencing can be impacted by several factors like this. If the criminal shows a blatant disregard for the law and views lawbreaking as a risk-reward tradeoff to get what they want, they're more likely to commit crimes in the future. If there had been more evidence that she reluctantly went with the scheme under desperation or pressure and held immense regret and remorse, in theory that would suggest a shorter sentence. If I recall correctly, Elizabeth Holmes' lawyers tried to push the angle that she was pressured into committing the frauds as a way to lower the temperature of the case.