SBF serving life is indeed extreme, his carelessness must have brought people to do weird things like committing suicide.
When the Enron scam erupted, the next day the perpetrators are handcuffed. But with FTX, it took a month, and was just arrested for trial.
I have some doubts that he is actually going to jail for this. He had paid politicians and his parents are with the people in the government. You can say, he is backed by a big crime family who had put DOJ inside thier pockets.
the enron scam had total different timeline
so charging SBF within a month of allegations/bankruptcy is actually very quick response.. in comparison
but for comparisons..
enron
by the beginning of November 2001. That month Enron attempted to avoid disaster by agreeing to be acquired by Dynegy. However, weeks later Dynegy backed out of the deal. On December 2, 2001, Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
On July 7, 2004, Lay was indicted by a grand jury in Houston, Texas, for his role in the company's failure.
The trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling commenced on January 30, 2006, in Houston.
On May 25, 2006, Lay was found guilty on six counts of conspiracy and fraud by the jury. In a separate bench trial, Judge Lake ruled that Lay was guilty of four additional counts of fraud and making false statements. Sentencing was scheduled for September 11, 2006, and rescheduled for October 23, 2006
