[CharlesW]

> It is long enough to destroy his life.

Hardly. Milken was sentenced to 10 and served 2. SBF will serve 7, at which point he'll still be under 40.

[dragonwriter]

Milken got a sentence reduction for cooperation with prosecutors against others. The other big fish in FTX already cooperated against SBF, who do you expect him to roll over on?

[Analemma_]

This is not correct. Federal sentences do not have parole and can be reduced by a maximum of only 15%, meaning (if that happens) SBF will serve at least 21 years and be 53 when released.

Milken was released because Trump pardoned him, which I don't think says anything about how sentencing guidelines do or should work.

[CharlesW]

> Federal sentences do not have parole…

TIL, thank you! That makes me feel much better at what initially seemed like a slap on the wrist.

[dragonwriter]

> Milken was released because Trump pardoned him,

He was released after a sentence reduction for cooperation with prosecutors against others decades before the pardon. Both the release and pardon occurred, but the latter was not the reason for the former.

[vkou]

The federal system doesn't have parole, and gives a maximum of 15% off for good behaviour.

He won't be out for ~two decades.

[jobs_throwaway]

and its not even a true 15%, its less than that