← Back to context Comment by sooheon 19 hours ago Wonder why he was only charged with contempt, rather than defrauding investors? 4 comments sooheon Reply danielheath 17 hours ago If a judge says you're in contempt, you'll get charged with contempt immediately - all the people required are present.To charge him with defrauding investors requires a whole different group of people to get involved.Additionally, those people need enough evidence to have a chance of conviction. "He refused to answer questions about it" is not actually evidence. dwedge 15 hours ago And it carries an indefinite sentence? That's crazy voxic11 9 hours ago To be held in contempt indefinitely you must "hold the keys to the jail cell" meaning you can leave at any time if you simply comply with the courts order. VSerge 17 hours ago ^this. The person described here appears like a crook who pocketed millions and stiffed investors, so why just a contempt charge?In any case, probably not a romantic explorer figure as the clickbaity title suggests.
danielheath 17 hours ago If a judge says you're in contempt, you'll get charged with contempt immediately - all the people required are present.To charge him with defrauding investors requires a whole different group of people to get involved.Additionally, those people need enough evidence to have a chance of conviction. "He refused to answer questions about it" is not actually evidence. dwedge 15 hours ago And it carries an indefinite sentence? That's crazy voxic11 9 hours ago To be held in contempt indefinitely you must "hold the keys to the jail cell" meaning you can leave at any time if you simply comply with the courts order.
dwedge 15 hours ago And it carries an indefinite sentence? That's crazy voxic11 9 hours ago To be held in contempt indefinitely you must "hold the keys to the jail cell" meaning you can leave at any time if you simply comply with the courts order.
voxic11 9 hours ago To be held in contempt indefinitely you must "hold the keys to the jail cell" meaning you can leave at any time if you simply comply with the courts order.
VSerge 17 hours ago ^this. The person described here appears like a crook who pocketed millions and stiffed investors, so why just a contempt charge?In any case, probably not a romantic explorer figure as the clickbaity title suggests.
If a judge says you're in contempt, you'll get charged with contempt immediately - all the people required are present.
To charge him with defrauding investors requires a whole different group of people to get involved.
Additionally, those people need enough evidence to have a chance of conviction. "He refused to answer questions about it" is not actually evidence.
And it carries an indefinite sentence? That's crazy
To be held in contempt indefinitely you must "hold the keys to the jail cell" meaning you can leave at any time if you simply comply with the courts order.
^this. The person described here appears like a crook who pocketed millions and stiffed investors, so why just a contempt charge?
In any case, probably not a romantic explorer figure as the clickbaity title suggests.