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I should imagine Romesh Balwani can also look forward to similar leniency in his sentence reduction
Pitchforks can be lowered. From the article:

> The sentencing change comes after her co-conspirator, Sunny Balwani, also saw two years shaved off of his 13-year sentence, with his projected date of release now 1 April 2034, according to the Bureau of Prisons website.

As much as she should be punished for what she did, I can't help but feel that putting her in prison is a waste of tax payer money.

She's not a danger to society, put her under house arrest, ban her from jobs relating to medical and financial services etc.

> She's not a danger to society

She’s a danger of causing massive fraud again. She can cause fraud while under house arrest.

Danger doesn’t just mean violence. She did a horrible thing and harmed thousands of people financially. She needs to be in jail for a long time to protect society from her.

Did you follow any of her misdoings? It was highly probable that people would have gotten incorrect medical test results due to her fraud product. Such people get a taste of things like the WeWork guy and keep scamming the system with their fake ass charisma.
So fine her all the way into insolvency and assign community service. How does her imprisonment help her victims?
Imprisonment was never intended to help victims. It serves as a deterrent to other would-be fraudsters.
Fines into insolvency plus community service can do just as much to deter and would be more beneficial to everyone else. Imprisoning people is expensive.
So do you think anyone should be imprisoned unless they are a danger to society?
This is standard procedure for federal prison, they're already figuring in her good behavior reduction. If she loses that she will serve her whole sentence. Awful journalism at work here.