How this guy thought he could get away with this… he was so dumb with his crimes.
Rule 1 of crime: never steal money from rich people.
this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2023
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And if you get caught put your best puppy face and say you're terribly sorry, don't try to play the jury for idiots or give the prosecutors the chance to implicate your entire family.
He could have gotten away with a proverbial slap in the wrist for the scale of the theft but he couldn't resist gambling everything on a trial.
Coffeezilla is going to bust a nut when he hears this.
Good
The jury of nine men and three women began deliberating at 3:15 p.m. and was out for a little over four hours including dinner.
LOL
“we’re going to appeal because maybe the jurors were hangry”
Please if you can do anything it is don't treat this like a major victory in any sense. The industry is infested with thousands more like him that would love nothing more for you to think that the government has solved the crime. He wasn't the crime. He was surrounded by many more criminals that have yet to face justice.
Can’t wait to see how the 1:1 GME tokens are resolved