Either brave and innocent, or incredibly naive and conceited.
I will say that if he’s guilty of massive and repeated fraud, this kind of performance is how you potentially get a lifetime achievement award from a U.S. District Court. Well, technically only de facto life like Madoff’s 150 years, since I doubt any potential charges have an actual life sentence.
Keeping a low profile is expected and won’t be held against you at sentencing. Going on a media tour proclaiming your innocence when you are flagrantly guilty is not going to sit well with the judge.
Agreed on how interviews will play with a judge. If there is evidence of his guilt, and he went on Dealbook to double down on his fraud, that is going to affect sentencing significantly. Speaking publicly about the case is a pretty good signal that Sam genuinely does not think he has criminal liability.
. . . or thinks he can talk his way out of it, like many more ordinary criminal targets who are arrested but decide to talk to the police investigator. People even choose to talk to grand juries when they know they are a target.
Either brave and innocent, or incredibly naive and conceited.
I will say that if he’s guilty of massive and repeated fraud, this kind of performance is how you potentially get a lifetime achievement award from a U.S. District Court. Well, technically only de facto life like Madoff’s 150 years, since I doubt any potential charges have an actual life sentence.
Keeping a low profile is expected and won’t be held against you at sentencing. Going on a media tour proclaiming your innocence when you are flagrantly guilty is not going to sit well with the judge.
Agreed on how interviews will play with a judge. If there is evidence of his guilt, and he went on Dealbook to double down on his fraud, that is going to affect sentencing significantly. Speaking publicly about the case is a pretty good signal that Sam genuinely does not think he has criminal liability.
. . . or thinks he can talk his way out of it, like many more ordinary criminal targets who are arrested but decide to talk to the police investigator. People even choose to talk to grand juries when they know they are a target.