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Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by ozr on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:49PM (#37917911)
The main element of the crime here was creating imaginary people to 'sign' the affidavits submitted to ARIN. Phony companies, phony people, etc.

Then the jail time is calculated based on the value of what was taken as a result of the fraud.

5 years seems fairly reasonable for a multi-million dollar scheme, involving multiple employees, explicitly designed to defraud.

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Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by lostlogin on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:05PM (#37918140)
White collar crime getting a lengthy custodial sentence is not the normal.
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Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by Ensorceled on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:07PM (#37918160)
But should be ...
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Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by infecto on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:08PM (#37918170)
Do you have evidence/data to back this up?
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Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by lostlogin on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:39PM (#37918629)
My view on it is coloured by the way my country chases down social welfare fraud, but hardly tried with white collar crime which hits the country far harder [1].

The second link [2] is about the US.

[1] https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300878382/newsable-bill...

[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47477754

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