I don&#x27;t know any of the specifics of the case and IANAL so I couldn&#x27;t say. My lay understanding is that this is a pretty straight-forward case and he will see the inside of a jail cell.<p>Personally, I think that impression (which is popular) is largely because A) white-collar criminals can typically afford better representation than someone e.g. accused of armed robbery; B) we&#x27;re much more likely to hear about someone who embezzled $30 million getting off with a slap on the wrist than we are to hear about someone who broke into an empty apartment building getting a similarly light sentence.