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2banon

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5. Point taken and it's an important point.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 01:37 PM

Feb 2014

It may not be 100% factual in that he's not the "only" crook to be imprisoned, but it is 100% factual that the more serious, egregious fraudsters remain free, and at liberty to continue their fraudulent schemes against the 99%. Great Poster!

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Why is Bernie Madoff the only Wall Street criminal to face jail time? [View all] Scuba Feb 2014 OP

he basically turned himself in and pled guilty beachbum bob Feb 2014 #1

Further he was a small operation compared to jimlup Feb 2014 #2

stealing from the 1% irisblue Feb 2014 #3

He's not. not even close. look, all too often financial crooks get away with cali Feb 2014 #4

Madoff is the "Poster Child", those others convicted are pretty much in the same league 2banon Feb 2014 #6

hard to disagree with that as you made it totally subjective cali Feb 2014 #8

Exactly so... 2banon Feb 2014 #14

Point taken and it's an important point. 2banon Feb 2014 #5

I wonder if he's not in there for protection rather than punishment... grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #7

His ProSense Feb 2014 #9

Interesting no JPM or Citi people there, and the only BOA person is a "former" exec that BOA itself El_Johns Feb 2014 #18

I didn't see any Goldman people either. nt. druidity33 Feb 2014 #21

no. just indies. El_Johns Feb 2014 #22

Those were all small time compared to the trillions stolen by the big boys. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #27

Actually, I can add something that boosts both your point and cali's - bullwinkle428 Feb 2014 #10

Probably becuse he ran a clearcut con job Armstead Feb 2014 #11

Martha Stewart chuckstevens Feb 2014 #12

I was going to say that, but when I clicked on the actual thread, truth2power Feb 2014 #13

Because he robbed the 1%, and not the 99%. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #15

'Cause he stole from the also rich CanonRay Feb 2014 #16

Yup CFLDem Feb 2014 #17

He has good company with Sanford nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #19

He wasn't. There are others who also stole from the 1% serving time. LiberalAndProud Feb 2014 #20

Because he's one of the few to do anything illegal jmowreader Feb 2014 #23

What is not legal.. sendero Feb 2014 #25

A little bit of reading for you jmowreader Feb 2014 #28

I'm not interested.. sendero Feb 2014 #29

Why were Martha Stewart and Leona Helmlsey eagerly convicted and jailed? WinkyDink Feb 2014 #24

The tagline on that poster customerserviceguy Feb 2014 #26