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by lallysingh 1989 days ago
Martha Stewart? But that was securities fraud, the only true crime.
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"The charge is bank robbery. Now, my caddie's chauffeur informs me that a bank is a place where people put money that isn't properly invested. Therefore, robbing a bank is tantamount to that most heinous of crimes, theft of money."
>In March 2004, Stewart was found guilty of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and two counts of lying to a federal investigator. Her securities fraud charge was dismissed.

https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/martha-stewart-net-worth...

> Martha Stewart? But that was securities fraud, the only true crime.

I don't think Martha Stewart is a billionaire.

She's > 600 million.

At that level, I'm not sure there's a useful distinction between her level & billionaire

that was lying to the FBI actually
The one thing that will absolutely send you straight to jail 100% of the time is playing games with rich people's money.