Rivkin Jailed !

[Tangodown]

70 Days in the big house....

 

[Murph]

I am tipping he won't be that fat by the time he gets out.

 

[Squeak]

The stories I hear indicate he will enjoy his time in there.

 

[Mobbs]

Who's rivkin?

 

[Tyler Durden]

Originally posted by Mobbenfuhrer
Who's rivkin?

Dr.Karl's nephew on Neighbours.

 

[Mobbs]

Originally posted by Tyler Durden
Dr.Karl's nephew on Neighbours.

OK. Still running, is it?

 

[mantis]

My Boss said he got 9 months, but only gets weekend detention, so he is out during the week, one rule for the rich & one for the poor.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Originally posted by Mobbenfuhrer
OK. Still running, is it?

It's not really. I was just being a cheeky little rascal.

Rivkin = Rene Rivkin of The Rivkin report fame. Fat dude with a beard on late night infomercials. You know, the inside trading dude.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Originally posted by mantis
My Boss said he got 9 months, but only gets weekend detention, so he is out during the week, one rule for the rich & one for the poor.

I'm sure ANYONE in the same situation would do the same.
i.e if you knew a horse trainer who said a horse was 'set', you'd whack a few on it.
i.e if you know someone in a football dept who tells you that a top player is out on game day, you'd have a punt on it.

It's just that he's a public figure.

 

[mantis]

Tyler, I think you misunderstood me, I wasn't referring to what he got sentenced for, it was the fact he got 9 months, but only has to serve weekends, if it was your average Joe, do you think they would be that lenient.

 

[ozzult]

Originally posted by mantis
Tyler, I think you misunderstood me, I wasn't referring to what he got sentenced for, it was the fact he got 9 months, but only has to serve weekends, if it was your average Joe, do you think they would be that lenient.

Average Joes don't get done for insider trading on such a scale as he did.

 

[Falchoon]

Originally posted by mantis
My Boss said he got 9 months, but only gets weekend detention, so he is out during the week, one rule for the rich & one for the poor.

a poor inside trader has already got what he/she deserved

 

[dr nick]

Originally posted by Tangodown
Jailed !

are we that americanised?

 

[dr nick]

Originally posted by mantis
My Boss said he got 9 months, but only gets weekend detention, so he is out during the week, one rule for the rich & one for the poor.

mantis, i dont think it is lenient at all. 9 months is about the same as what someone with a manslaughter charge gets who was speeding a truck through a school zone, but i spose he doesnt get the week free, and nor should he.

 

[Lensen]

Does this mean no more infomercials with Trevor Hendy late at night on Channel 10?

 

[Harry]

Rivkin is on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton again next Monday. No doubt he'll blame Tall Poppy Syndrome for his predicament rather than admit he broke the law.

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by nicko18
mantis, i dont think it is lenient at all. 9 months is about the same as what someone with a manslaughter charge gets who was speeding a truck through a school zone, but i spose he doesnt get the week free, and nor should he.

The week free is the big difference.He should've got 70 days in a row,not spread out over 9 months.

 

[mantis]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
The week free is the big difference.He should've got 70 days in a row,not spread out over 9 months.

Exactly, it ****es me off that people look on white collare crime as harmless, OK they don't physically harm their victims, but the financial & psychological damage is just as bad.

I am sick of the Bonds, Skase, HIH, One Tels of this world committing crimes, which leave their victims devastated & they walk away with their money & lives intact.

These people are criminals, about time they got the punishment they deserve.

 

[The Passenger]

yes, Rivkin broke the law, but in the end it was pretty insignificant. They said he made 335 dollars out of the deal. I dont know the full details but it sounded quite petty.

The fact the prosocution would've cost the taxpayer a ****load makes it a piric (sp?) victory.

But can someone explain how the likes of Jody Rich and co. are free to walk around with multi million dollar kick backs after costing a lot fo people a lot of money, but Rivkin is "jailed" for a seemingly not all that significant case of insider trading.

 

[The Passenger]

Originally posted by mantis

I am sick of the Bonds, Skase, HIH, One Tels of this world committing crimes, which leave their victims devastated & they walk away with their money & lives intact.

actually this particular thing could cost Rivkin big time as his license could be revoked as a share trader or whatever it is he does.

 

[Port01]

Originally posted by Black Thunder
piric (sp?)

pyrrhic , after the Greek hero Pyrrhus who sustained savage losses to beat the Romans.

 

[TheFoxhat]

White collar crime is never punished enough

 

[evade28]

i still dont know who rivkin is lol

 

[CharlieG]

yes, Rivkin broke the law, but in the end it was pretty insignificant. They said he made 335 dollars out of the deal. I dont know the full details but it sounded quite petty.

Yeah... that's what I said to my dad when he started ranting about it. It's the equivalent of stealing a couple of handbags really... the loss of 35 weekends is quite a decent punishment.

I'm not saying that he deserved less than what he got, only that it's a fair sentence.

 

[wagstaff]

Australian society will be the poorer for not being able to see those infomercials he did with Trevor Hendy anymore.

Those were truly classy.