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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
He committed blatant securities fraud. There was no world in which he wasn't going to prison, publicity stunts and in-court rudeness or no. 
  
 Taking into account his shitty behavior, the judge was downright charitable at sentencing.

gpt
Everyone got their money back in the end. It wasn't like his 'victims' were the one to complain. Sure it was illegal, but we all know if he had shut the fuck up and not brought attention to himself, it wasn't going to end up with him in jail. Shit like this happens every day in the financial world. Elizabeth Holmes actually defrauded people for millions and isn't even in jail.