I was reading about the crypto bro who was convicted of fraud recently, but his sentencing isn’t going to happen until March 2024. Why does it take so long?
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Sentencing is a whole process in and of itself. Often consisting its own investigation and witnesses that is intended to help the judge determine what the appropriate sentence will be.
Sentencing often comes with a Sentencing Investigation.
The Judge looks at past criminal records, evidence from the trial, motions from defense attorneys and prosecution and such. It all takes time.
The crypto bro is currently in jail awaiting the sentencing (and second trial with more charges against him) so it’s not like he’s walking around free.
The dudes going to spend many years in jail.
He’s just cooling his heels in jail until he learns how much longer he’ll be there.
Which country are you asking about?
No one in the replies will tell you the truth so here it is. IF HE WAS POOR IN BE PRISON NOW!
All the nonsense about judges busy etc maybe true but we have a Two teir justice system. Those with money can drag on court Cases even criminal ones for years ( look at Trump)
But be a minority or poor and watch just how fast the halls of justice can be.
So even though most of the replies are correct, they are only correct because the defendant got money.
You and I and no one in these comments would have to wait to be sentence if we were found guilty. Hell might be sentence same fucking day.
He’s in jail awaiting sentencing, though.
While I agree with your premise regarding the dual justice systems depending on class, in this case, the guilty party is in jail here he belongs (but likely not unrelated to the fact that he stole from richer people with more power).
Bankman-Fried had been under house arrest, but prosecutors convinced Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Federal District Court in Manhattan that Bankman-Fried had fed documents to the media in order to intimidate a witness in the case. Now Bankman-Fried has to prepare his defense to seven criminal charges from jail.
That was as of August, while the case was ongoing: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/sam-bankman-fried-is-going-to-jail/
Not enough court funding
