> Given that the risk of repeat offense is low, I just don't see the point of these sentences.

Is it? Did he even admit to criminal wrong doing? The article thinks otherwise:

> Judge Lewis Kaplan, just before announcing Bankman-Fried's 25-year sentence, said there was a risk "that this man will be in a position to do something very bad in the future, and it's not a trivial risk."

> Bankman-Fried acknowledged his mistakes and said he was sorry for what happened to customers but "never a word of remorse for the commission of terrible crimes," Judge Kaplan said.

> "He knew it was wrong," he added.