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> Mark Karpales served about 2 years in prison.

I do not think ha actually did serve any time. "he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, suspended for four years, meaning he will serve no time unless he commits additional offenses over the next four years." according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Karpel%C3%A8s .

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Thanks for the correction. He was in jail for 10 months during the investigation, until he was finally released on bail. I think I conflated that with the sentence that he was ultimately handed (with some credit for time served).

So he did serve some time. I'm not sure though if there is a big distinction between jail and prison in Japan like there is in the US though.

https://www.newsbtc.com/news/mark-karpeles-from-mt-gox-out-o...

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