Comments on: The Biggest Insider Trading Scandal Of The Decade Proves That Rich Guys Facing Jail Time Can Still Win a Break

By: DurdyDawg

DurdyDawg — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:27:00 +0000

But there is a big difference in white collar crime vs other crimes and it has to do with the stone mansion you serve your time in. Both are similar in effect being akin to a holiday inn.. but where one controls the key, the other has none.

By: Richie T

Richie T — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:50:00 +0000

He gave to charities because it’s deductible from pre-taxed income. It wasn’t even his money.

By: Bob Martin

Bob Martin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:03:00 +0000

The Ex-Enron Chief Executive Officer Ken Lay was an extremely beloved figure in Houston and in Texas. Some were so devoted to him before “the fall” as to gladly sacrifice all for him. He was a philanthropist beyond compare and treated his employees with utmost respect one-on-one. Didn’t make him any less guilty of all they said he did and more that was legal but immoral. Noone ever expect to actually be punished at that level of criminal activity.

By: Eleanore Whitaker

Eleanore Whitaker — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:43:00 +0000

Worming their way out of the consequences of their corruption and fraudulent actions as usual. Have a suggestion. It’s high time we stopped being the butts of their financial settlements and fines. We need a law that stops any corporation who has been hit with a fine or financial settlement for corruption or fraud from jacking the prices on their goods and services and absolutely refusing them tax subsidies, until all of their fines and settlements are paid in full. Anything less is nothing more than dumping these fines and settlements on consumers and taxpayers.

By: Don B

Don B — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:52:00 +0000

All he did was use the money he made illegally to give to charity—I’m VERY NOT impressed……

By: howa4x

howa4x — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:46:00 +0000

If he is guilty of a crime punishible by incarceration then send him to jail. We can’t have one set of rules for Wall st and one for the rest of us. What they need on Wall st is the Law and Order that the republicans always run on. They always say they want to be tough on crime so here is your chance. Where is Mitt on this? He should be asked if Wall st criminals should get a special break. Wall st wants to be like the lawless tribal areas in Pakastan but what they really need is a good dose of Elliot Spitzer!!

By: Kansan

Kansan — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:25:00 +0000

There are over 200 “third strikers” doing life in California for shoplifting. All it took was a couple of joy riding felony convictions as teen agers, then shoplifting videotapes from K-Mart for your kids, or a box of donuts from a 7-11.

The for-profit prison industry lobbied for those draconian sentences as committee members and chairs at the American Legislative Council, a 501(c)3 that doesn’t do anything save for corporate buying of state legislators and writing the legislation they need to rip off the taxpayer or remove regulations meant to protect the rest of us.

By: Kansan

Kansan — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:17:00 +0000

A regular Robin Hood, being pursued by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Just like poor Jack Abramoff, who sent millions to poor Israeli settlers so the could shoot Palestinian children who resented their parents’ land being stolen.

What Martha Stewart did, given the amount of her transaction, was pissant compared to these rapacious swindlers.

I would think a sentence ten times as long as hers would be appropriate for him.

However, Eric Holder being in charge, a man who never met a billionaire he didn’t like, don’t expect much.

By: Debs Lockwood

Debs Lockwood — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:47:00 +0000

MAXIMUM nothing less. They should all be behind bars .

By: Portia002

Portia002 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:39:00 +0000

In my mind there is absolutely no difference in white-collar crime and every other kind of crime, but obviously in this real world, there is a huge difference. Who cares about their philanthropy? The kind of money these guys rake in HAS to be given away to get the tax breaks. When your the little man stealing some chewing gum, you don’t get to talk about your philanthropy.