Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by hintymad on Thursday March 28, 2024 @12:17PM (#39853542)

I guess the nuance is that SBF can get paroles if he behaved well. That is, this 25 years can be punitive, but he will also has a chance to earn some trust and reduce the punishment.

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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by harambae on Thursday March 28, 2024 @12:35PM (#39853937)

He can’t get parole, but can get RDAP, halfway house, first step act, good behavior (15%), in theory a rule 35b (not sure what he knows), and whatever else gets invented in the future. Maybe a commuted sentence but probably not for a while.

Probably out in 17 years which is still a long time.

I was most surprised by the recommendation of medium security. Not sure how well Sam will do in a medium.

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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by anamexis on Thursday March 28, 2024 @12:20PM (#39853609)

Federal prisons do not have parole.

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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by volkl48 on Thursday March 28, 2024 @12:27PM (#39853757)

There is a possible "good behavior" reduction, but the maximum of that works out to around 15% off the sentence. He'll serve at least 21 of those years or so.

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