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I wonder if they catch them, these people get a longer jail time or SBF.

Why would they? They stole millions not billions.

There are quite a few people jailed for longer than 25 for lesser stolen amounts, typically by various three-strikes laws, multiple counts etc.

The US tends to punish white collar crime much more leniently than blue collar crime

It would be interesting if someone compared/aligned this with the fact that capital tends to be taxed at lower rates than labor.

Too big to jail.*

* Unless you ripoff rich or powerful people like Madoff or SBF. If your quant shops causes global financial chaos on a diffuse and global level, it's okay to use financialization trickery like LTCM.

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