Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges
by RandomLensman on Friday November 03, 2023 @07:40AM
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What would be the incentive for anyone to pull strings for him?
Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges
by Tangurena2 on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:03AM
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"Getting out early" is not something done at the federal level. The President could pardon him. That's about it.
Let's pretend that Congress legalizes marijuana. The folks still in prison who had been convicted of selling or transporting it would not get released - unless the statute removing it from Schedule 1 also specifically required releasing those already convicted.
Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges
by jihadjihad on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:29AM
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The most time you get off your sentence in the federal system is 54 days per year of imprisonment [0]. That's nearly a 7:1 ratio. If he's sentenced to 14 years for example, he'd only get 2 years off for "good behavior," thus serving 12 instead of 14.
0: https://www.kohlerandhart.com/blog/2023/03/15/how-is-good-be...
I don't think it's lack of wisdom but rather pathological hubris and a God-Complex. I've met kids like SBF at MIT. Very smart but at some point they think the rules don't apply to them. The've never failed before so why would they start now. After all, he was like the youngest billionaire, rich parents, good grades, top schools. Everything has gone his way so the thought of admitting failure was out of the question. The defense also took this weird strategy of painting SBF as incompetent manger who had no clue what his subordinates were up to. Who knows, maybe that will get softer sentencing.
TBH I wouldn't be surprised if he gets out after 2-3 years on "good behavior". those political donations have to count for something. He very well may have the last laugh.