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Ex-bank CEO gets 24 years after falling for crypto scam, causing bank collapse (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's still 47 million of everyone's money that could have been better spent

[โ€“] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, that's 47 million in tax payer dollars. So instead of stealing millions from a few people, it's pennies from millions of people. Definitely a lot of better things that money could have gone to.