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Is white-collar crime treated more leniently in the US?

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BBC | Is white-collar crime treated more leniently in the US?

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3/11/19
The sentencing of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, has sparked an intense debate about the way white-collar crime is punished in America. The perceived leniency of the sentence handed down by US District Judge TS Ellis was met with disbelief and outrage by many legal experts. Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison as punishment for a string of fraud charges, estimated to have cost the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) millions of dollars. The reaction on social media was swift, with many condemning the sentence and suggesting it was indicative of a wider problem in how the US legal system unfairly treats different types of criminals. Amy Klobuchar, Democratic Senator for Minnesota and presidential candidate, tweeted: "Crimes committed in an office building should be treated as seriously as crimes committed on a street corner."

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British journalist George Pierpoint takes a look at US sentencing for "white collar crimes". Do you believe there should be a sentencing distinction for "paper crimes"?
 
Is white-collar crime treated more leniently in the US?
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While there are surely exceptions, in general, convicted white collar criminals receive more lenient sentences and more hospitable conditions during the term of their incarceration.
As the above document shows, "white collar" crime generally has more to do with traits of the offender than with the crime itself. In particular, white collar criminals, as do all criminals, obtained ways and means to commit their crimes, but, unlike most other violators, they also have vast resources and networks availing obfuscation and ambiguation of their deeds.
 
The OPer has no opinion on his own topic he started? :roll:
 
Rogue Valley said:
Do you believe there should be a sentencing distinction for "paper crimes"?
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Absolutely yes.

White collar crimes should be severely punished, of course.

But you cannot compare those crimes to the often impulsive acts of violence perpetrated by conscienceless thugs.

Just ask anyone who has been the victim of physical violence.
 
Is the Pope Catholic?

It is rare that white collar criminals are even prosecuted, maybe just the ones who have not paid their dues to the fraternity.

It is a safe bet that whoever cut the corners on certifying the Max aircraft at Boeing will suffer no penalty, just as Wall Street bankers have not been punished for their crimes 11 years ago.
 
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