white collar prision sentences
Posted: July 2nd, 2009 | Author: Mike | Filed under: Personal | No Comments »What I Learned Today has a list of the top 5 longest prison sentences for a white collar crimes. While our good friend Bernie made off with the most cash, he got far from the longest sentence.
1. 845 years – Sholam Weiss, 2000
Crime: Wire fraud and money laundering, which led to failure of National Heritage Life Insurance company. Also fled the country but was apprehended. He was convicted of 78 counts of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Amount: $450 million
(via what i learned today)
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