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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by throwaway2037 on Friday September 15, 2023 @02:26AM (#37519219) 

    you can go to prison for 10 years
Really? I doubt it. Most insiders never get caught, and those that do get relatively small fines and sentences. Many sentences are suspended or deferred. Remember: To clawback (fine) insider trading, you need to clearly prove specific profits were gained via insider trading. It is insanely hard. Even when caught, it is a tiny fraction of their wealth.

Raj Rajaratnam is one of the most notorious in the current generation. He only did 7.5 years. And Stephen Cohen had so many layers in his onion legal strategy that SEC could never nail him down.

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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by hodgesrm on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:19PM (#37526315)
For many normal people, having a case broaght against you is soul destroying. Yes you might get off but you have legal expenses, stress of not knowing what's going to happen, you may be unable to work at your job in the meantime. Just because you don't go to jail does not mean you are getting off free.
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