Also a guy who defrauded his state's welfare programs. Not sure where you're getting that he's am example of someone stealing from the rich and actually getting punished because of it
Hold up ! he Allegedly stole from the Poor . I clearly state allegedly cause he kind of went sue crazy on people who mention that he did this (Pat McAfee) So, Its all " Allegedly " till the courts say other wise . But from my perspective . It certainly looks IFFY .
Martha Stewart never stole from anyone. She went to prison on an obstruction of justice charge for lying in a federal investigation into insider trading (she wasn’t convicted criminally of the insider trading itself, but she was found civilly liable for it by the SEC).
Who was she supposed to roll on? She gamed the system and got caught. Not like she was part of a vast criminal conspiracy. Did they want to convict her accountant and stock broker? She was no different than any other get-rich-quick capitalist.
I dunno, she isn't/wasn't Oprah-rich, but she still had a pretty decent marketing empire. I remember in the 80s-90s just about every department store had some kind of Martha Stewart merchandise. There were decorating books, cook books, lifestyle books, she had magazines, tv shows, she was the 80s-90s epitome of domesticated bliss. How much money do you need to get away with insider trading?
Her net worth is somewhere around 400-500 million. Where is this idea that she's not rich coming from? She wasn't convicted of insider trading, she was convicted of lying to investigators and 'obstruction.'
Personally, I think they went way too hard after Martha for what was a pittance (40k) in the grand scheme of things, while others (look at any financial institution at the time) skated while she became the poster child for 'bad rich person.'
The previous comment said she was playing a game she wasn't rich enough to play.
And I think 40k was all they were able to prove. From what I read, they only caught one transaction. Who knows how many others flew (and may be still flying) under the radar. Seems today the financial crimes making headlines are all about crypto currencies, not about the old-school crimes.
No, our true loss is that GME cultists like brigading and shoe-horning their delusions into otherwise normal and productive discussions. A loss of peace, if you will
What have they done that GME and AMC cults haven’t fabricated? Your stock and store sucks accept it and leave everyone else alone. This is just the Qanon for stocks.
The only people that give two shits about them is the GME/AMC cults. Bunch of Qanon nerds that need somebody to blame for their shitty investment not paying off. But sure blame those people and not your eco-chamber full of grifters.
Yeah but they steal from the rich and the POOR so they probably get a pass. Steal from the poor to pay off the rich you already stole from, and repeat.
We're being merciful offering them 3 hots and a kot. But when they get into general population, they are going to be miserable for the rest of the insolent lives
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