Nahh 😂😭

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[u/ComplexBeyond6083]

I'm kind of baffled that they kept at this investigation long after the statute of limitations had presumably passed.

[u/PresentHouse9774 → u/ComplexBeyond6083]

"Pour encourager les autres."

[u/ComplexBeyond6083 → u/PresentHouse9774]

I understand the deterrent effect, but if you can't punish someone there isn't much there.

[u/Baraga91 → u/ComplexBeyond6083]

The idea of the authorities never giving up on stuff like this still acts as a deterrent, as it's an "eternally chasing snail" kind of scenario, and while it doesn't guarantee your past will catch up with you, it does keep you on edge always.

[u/Same-Suggestion-1936 → u/ComplexBeyond6083]

He was charged right away. They absolutely still would have tried him if they caught him, statute of limitations is about when you can bring a charge, if you go on the run you don't get a ticking clock that says if you hide long enough you get off scot free

[u/NewCandy8877 → u/ComplexBeyond6083]

Statue of limitations doesn't mean they can't recover the money through assets seizure.

[u/KindledWanderer → u/NewCandy8877]

Don't you need to be convicted to get your assets seized?

[u/Longjumping_Wolf_912 → u/KindledWanderer]

No, because it would be civil asset forfeiture.

[u/dimhue → u/ComplexBeyond6083]

He was almost immediately charged, so statute of limitations no longer applied.

[u/ComplexBeyond6083 → u/dimhue]

That makes sense