• WhatsThePoint@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    In America they would likely do time in a country club prison if they didn’t only get fined for less than they profited in the fraud.

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      7 months ago

      The only time they would get punished at all in the US is if they fucked over other billionaires. Even then, only maybe.

      • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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        7 months ago

        I bet that’s part of why she’s in this situation, rich people lost money. Lots of corrupt government officials also want the spotlight to stay on her. I mean of course in addition to the fact that she did ruin many people’s lives…

    • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      “I sentence to you ten years, with 9 years 360 days credit for time served, and a $25 fine. Your incarceration shall consist of checking in once weekly via Zoom.”

    • jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      Depends on who they defrauded. Millions of poors? That’s just a mild case of affluenza, set her loose with a big tax cut and an interest-free loan.