The takeaway here is that you can defraud people and you can defraud the state, and will likely get away with it with a slap on the wrist (unless you steal a cr

The takeaway here is that you can defraud people and you can defraud the state, and will likely get away with it with a slap on the wrist (unless you steal a crazy big amount like FTX did). If you defraud rich and powerful investors, well that's a different story.