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A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

matte_black wrote: post #15
firasd wrote: post #10

Reminds me of a great (now-deleted) tweet I saw a few years ago: "Everything is legal if you scale it up." Convert the cash to assets, then convert the assets to political clout---at that point the cash heist is in the rear-view mirror...

It will catch up to you in the end.

I've never believed this stuff. Laws are often only enforced in one section of the country.

This particular dude plead guilty... and his sentence? "The sentence was 43 days in prison and a $250,000 fine". Most states won't even transfer you to prison for a month and a half, they'll just keep you in jail. And not only that, but he was able to get out early because he gave money to charity.

I've known folks get put in jail for not being able to afford child support. Many folks spend that long in jail just awaiting trial.

When and how does this stuff catch up with them in the end?

Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Post by wu-ikkyu »

firasd wrote: post #10

Reminds me of a great (now-deleted) tweet I saw a few years ago: "Everything is legal if you scale it up." Convert the cash to assets, then convert the assets to political clout---at that point the cash heist is in the rear-view mirror...

"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." -Aesop

Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Post by Quarrelsome »

kylell wrote: post #30

Still the writer is telling the story as an absolute truth, if he claimed could double money, why that guy kept sending him money without getting back anything doubled? And 3 years, the sentences, way to little, something doesn't add up, I'm inclined to believe that he actually was some kind of scapegoat, that yes he received money from the bank, but a cover up, also the bank didn't noticed, so much money going out w…

money doubling is a tried and tested scam. They used to do it a lot in EVE Online. You don't just have one mark and that's how it worked. Likely he was doing lots of money doubling with others that was feeding this one to finally get the $200 million. Its possible he even transitioned this particular mark into a different scam where he just got direct access to their funds and was able to sign stuff off without authorization.

Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Post by stevenh »

BlackFly wrote: post #20
koolba wrote: post #9

This guy sounds awesome. If there are any aspiring screenwriters out there this would make a great movie. Think Catch Me If You Can but more modern and international.

The picture of him smiling with the Miami school band makes me incredibly happy. Look at their smiles. Those are infectious smiles.

You're proudly declaring how easily you are manipulated.

Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Post by tCfD »

firasd wrote: post #10

Reminds me of a great (now-deleted) tweet I saw a few years ago: "Everything is legal if you scale it up." Convert the cash to assets, then convert the assets to political clout---at that point the cash heist is in the rear-view mirror...

That's brilliantly stated. A natural first cousin to 'a lie told often enough becomes the truth'

Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

stevenh wrote: post #44
BlackFly wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The picture of him smiling with the Miami school band makes me incredibly happy. Look at their smiles. Those are infectious smiles.

You're proudly declaring how easily you are manipulated.

And you, your low opinion of others.

Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’

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Post by michaelmwangi »

shortoncash wrote: post #37
koolba wrote: post #9

This guy sounds awesome. If there are any aspiring screenwriters out there this would make a great movie. Think Catch Me If You Can but more modern and international.

And cast Eddie Murphy as Sissoko.

Haha yep he would fit perfectly!
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