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Defendant. Unless people are stuffing money in coffee cans in their basements, this would essentially add 2 years to any case involving over

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jan 23 '13, 07:50

$1,000,000 if read that way.

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But how does the penalty clause exist without financial instutions? Gold coin ponzi schemes? -- nm - Max Jan 23, 07:56 4
- Not sure what you're asking, but I think I get at it in my post below. Essentially the use of a financial institution is irrelevant since the - pmb Jan 23, 08:02
- the main charges at hand would be wire fraud, I'd imagine, so I'm assuming that's where the penalty clause is attached. - znufrii Jan 23, 08:01
- If this guy got money from a financial institution (say investment loans or whatnot)...that would qualify imo - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:58 1
  - In that case if I were the judge, I'd award the extra penalty in hopes that it would eventually kick back to the legislature for better wording. -- nm - Max Jan 23, 08:02
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I don't have a real problem with that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 07:52 3
- But then the crime itself should just have an extra 2 year penalty or they should just add 2 years for any crime over $1,000,000. The financial - pmb Jan 23, 08:00 2
  - money laundering prevention, like committing fraud through the postal service. The USPS doesn't suffer, but the penalty is higher, isn't it? -- nm - Max Jan 23, 08:08 1
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