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Just half a year in jail.
Second Somali fraudster handed light sentence for money laundering scheme by Minneapolis judge
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That wasn’t the point, you missed the point completely.
The point was that an individual stole nearly half a million dollars (as part of a group that stole much, much more). Fraud in California (which is widespread) is punishable by up to 30 years, although GR can comment on the typical term, I would imagine.
From a law firm well-versed in fraud:
The typical felony in California carries up to 16 months, two or three years in state prison, if probation is not granted. Furthermore, there’s an enhancement pursuant to California Penal Code Section 186.11, which can attach to that base fraud felony. Additional time can be attached relating to the amount of monetary loss that’s proven. If the loss amount exceeds $65,000, one is looking at an additional consecutive one year being imposed; if the loss amount exceeds $200,000, one is looking at an additional consecutive two years being imposed; and if the loss amount is $500,000, one is looking at an additional consecutive two, three, or even five years being imposed.
In other words, in lenient California, that $500k fraud would result in a 5-6 year sentence. In stolid, austere, Midwestern Minnesota…six months.
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