Ftx Insider Caroline Ellison Has Been Moved Out of Prison
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The crypto world is abuzz with the news that Caroline Ellison, a key figure in the FTX debacle, has been released from prison, sparking debate about the leniency of her sentence. Commenters are divided, with some pointing out that her cooperation in taking down Sam Bankman-Fried likely earned her a reduced sentence, while others question whether she's getting off too lightly for her role in the alleged fraud. The discussion also touches on the media's portrayal of Ellison, with some speculating that she's been unfairly maligned in the press, while others attribute it to the challenges of capturing her likeness on camera. The thread is relevant now as it shines a light on the complexities of white-collar crime and the justice system's handling of high-profile cases.
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As for why it is so short, that's her reward for helping them get SBF.
March 12, 2009: Madoff pleads guilty to 11 federal felonies.
June 29, 2009: Sentenced to 150 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $17.179 billion.
SBF entered a Not Guilty plea but Ellison for all intents and purposes entered a Guilty plea on his behalf with her co-operation.
She's probably doomed in traditional investment circles but there's always crypto!
That said, when the movie is inevitably released they'll probably cast Scarlett Johansson or Cailee Spaeny as her.
And what photos I've seen of myself is irrelevant, and "your friends deleted them" is dumb ... most of the photos I've seen of myself were taken by me, and many of those were on something called "film". (And yes, of course some are distorted because I was moving, the angle or lighting was bad, etc. ... none of this is relevant.)
I won't respond further.
That said, I have a hard time believing they couldn't have done better that the one at the top of the article.
Remarkable how she did all this, landed in prison and will still have half of her life ahead when this chapter ends.
In Europe at this age many people are hesitant if it's the time to get their first job or not yet.
In Latin America, many people take on masters and PhD while living with their parents. You are often seen as smarter than the idiot who's working.
In Latin America a very small minority of young people even get to go to a proper academic institution and not just a quasi-degree mill college. For those going to somewhat reputable institutions with post-tertiary programs it's another small minority that gets to a masters degree, with even fewer getting into a doctorate track...
Quantify "many people" because it's absolute bullshit it's any kind of representative cohort of the population with the means to achieve this.
If you do a BSc in Math in Europe and you have some olympiad creds, you have a good shot of joining Optiver or similar, and go from there.
MALCOLM I’ve just had a briefing from a 9-year old child... His f*ing briefing notes were written in Alphabetti Spaghetti. When I left I nearly tripped over his umbilical cord.
LINTON I’m sorry if it troubles you that our people achieve excellence at a young age... By the way, your prime minister informs me that he’s tasked you with collating some fresh British intel for us.
MALCOLM Yeah, apparently your f*
ing master race of gifted toddlers can’t quit get the job done in between breast feeds and playing with their power rangers.That should be a warning to any man, but of course that's not politically correct to say.
There are evolutionary reasons for that: women can't side with someone who won't be able to defend them since they don't have the strength to defend themselves. But nowadays you can't say that because of feminism and identity politics.
That's just how things are, and why I think men should always be careful about the trust they put in women around them. They are much more likely to throw you under the bus than even a man who dislikes you.
I know I'm basically in conspiracy territory here, but I can't stop thinking this was planned well beforehand and SBF was just the biggest moron they could find as the fall guy. Like, if what they say about him is remotely true they could've planned everything while he was playing LoL during meetings or something.