My take, cynical at the root - unfortunately, is that "heads I win, tails somebody else loses" defines the low end of the premise; whereas the 100 years (times 5 for a good measure) defines the utter waste of the idea of rehabilitation.
How could he stash billions when the bankruptcy estate tracked everything? That would be like the FBI overlooking Silk Road coins. There would be an obvious hole in the account records were he stashed it. Everything is traced via blockchain.
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> sentence of 63 to 78 months
No, too short.
> which recommends a sentence of 100 years in prison
Um, too long.
My take, cynical at the root - unfortunately, is that "heads I win, tails somebody else loses" defines the low end of the premise; whereas the 100 years (times 5 for a good measure) defines the utter waste of the idea of rehabilitation.
We don't want people thinking, I can steal a billion and if I'm caught get out in my 30s.
When you give 100 year sentences, I'm not sure what you are doing other than feeding the public's vengeance.
> Probably 30 if I had to guess.
So he'd be in his 60s and with billions USD stashed. Can you come up with a retirement plan like that?
Parole, shortened stay?
Or rather:
He'd be killed/die in the prison; surely he'll come out destitute like a newborn baby?
Polar options abundance.