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Comment by miohtama

For the accurate context:

CZ was pardoned for a single charge of failure to have an effective compliance program. No fraud, no victims, no criminal history. No money laundering.

CZ is the first and only known first-time offender in U.S. history to receive a prison sentence for this single, non-fraud-related charge. The judge found no evidence that he knew of any illicit transactions and that it was reasonable for him to believe there were no illicit funds on the platform.

Trump is a very twisted person, and this makes the US look bad, but the underlying crime was "compliance."

parent miohtama 1 year ago

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