Madoff's attorney argues for lenient 12-year term

Madoff's attorney argues for lenient 12-year term - The Irish Times - Wed, Jun 24, 2009

has anyone, in the history of this state, had to plead for 12 year "leniency" for a white collar crime?

my recollection, of irish white collar crime sentencing, is of smirking gombeens getting sentenced for a few days to a cheering gallery, walking out of the court like a the rebellous schoolboy sent to the wall, and walking straight back into "polite society" when those days are up.

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New cross reference:

Bernie pleads for a leniant 12 year prison sentance

Bertie pleads for Box tickets for the Charity Shield at Wembley

..Seanie Fitz pleads for his errant drive to stay in play on the 16th!

There is no such thing as white-collar crime in Ireland. If there was, then people would be charged with it, appear in court and, possibly, be sentenced to a jail term. Since that clearly doesn't happen, why are we talking about it at all outside of a US context, a jurisdiction where the law is actually enforced?

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