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throwaway110535 on Feb 8, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin ...

1. Just quoting the amount mentioned in the press release. I guess its highly misleading too?

2. Supposed to be, but we all know that folks are sitting in jail right now for longer periods of time for stealing less.

gruez on Feb 8, 2022 [–]

>2. Supposed to be, but we all know that folks are sitting in jail right now for longer periods of time for stealing less.

Example?

The US sentencing guidelines[1] considers multiple factors other than "value stolen"

https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual-annot...

throwaway110535 on Feb 8, 2022 | [–]

can't say i've ever read the sentencing guidelines. you win.

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