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Zenith2017 t1_iwvmwj3 wrote

Reply to comment by gldmj5 in Bell Acres CEO of accounting firm pleads guilty to defrauding IRS of over $15M by ddesigns

If I walked into a bank (which inexplicably had this much cash) and robbed them of $15M, how much jail time would I get?

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alwaysboopthesnoot t1_iwvnntk wrote

20 years, a $250,000 fine, or both—for ANY amount taken by force. Though the maximums are usually reserved for large amounts stolen and/or violent actions.

Bank robbery is a federal offense, so you’d be punished pretty severely.

Heck, people get arrested for trying to pass a bad check they don’t even know the writer of the instrument can’t cover, and have been arrested for joking about robbing a bank with a teller—despite no intention to do so, nor having any weapons on them at the time.

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KentuckYSnow t1_iwvq45a wrote

Pretty sure that treatment is reserved for when YOU are the person who wrote the bad check. If you're depositing a cash or check someone else gave you, you'll just get a fee. Possibly unless youve done this a bunch of times and they're on to you

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