Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos has reported to a federal prison in New Jersey to begin serving a seven-year sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.
7 years is an awfully short time for all the crimes Santos committed (if that’s even his real name). We put people in longer for non-violent drug offences.
It is called a two-tiered justice system for a reason.
Hold up a convenience store and get away with a couple hundreds dollars? 10 years hard time.
Trick thousands of elders into giving you their retirement for a ponzi scheme totalling over twenty million? 5 years with 4 and a half years suspended and then time served. Oh yeah and pay back a quarter of what you stole. That will teach you!
7 years is an awfully short time for all the crimes Santos committed (if that’s even his real name). We put people in longer for non-violent drug offences.
It is called a two-tiered justice system for a reason.
Hold up a convenience store and get away with a couple hundreds dollars? 10 years hard time.
Trick thousands of elders into giving you their retirement for a ponzi scheme totalling over twenty million? 5 years with 4 and a half years suspended and then time served. Oh yeah and pay back a quarter of what you stole. That will teach you!
Ponzi schemes are fine unless you steal from rich people. Just look at Enron and FTX. Steal from poor people? Totally fine.
Still better than what famous people and priests get for fucking kids.