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Did you follow any of her misdoings? It was highly probable that people would have gotten incorrect medical test results due to her fraud product. Such people get a taste of things like the WeWork guy and keep scamming the system with their fake ass charisma.

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So fine her all the way into insolvency and assign community service. How does her imprisonment help her victims?

Imprisonment was never intended to help victims. It serves as a deterrent to other would-be fraudsters.

Fines into insolvency plus community service can do just as much to deter and would be more beneficial to everyone else. Imprisoning people is expensive.

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