Globe got so sick they lost this:
"By letting the billionaire creator of Beanie Babies off with no prison time for hiding at least $25 million from U.S. tax authorities in Swiss banks, a judge may have sent the message that there's a different standard for the wealthy, federal prosecutors suggested in an appeal Friday asking for a do-over of Ty Warner's sentencing."
Made print, but not the web.
Besides, we already got the message:
"‘Affluenza’ teen’s family to pay victim $2M" by Emily Schmall | Associated Press May 07, 2014
FORT WORTH — The family of a Texas teenager who killed four people in a drunken-driving wreck has agreed to pay more than $2 million to the family of a boy who was paralyzed in the accident, according to court documents detailing the first approved settlement in the case.
Was your loved ones life worth $500,000 dollars?
The liability insurer of Ethan Couch’s parents agreed to pay more than $1 million in cash and the rest in annuities to a trust established for Sergio E. Molina, who was among 12 people injured in the wreck last year near Fort Worth.
Couch’s case drew national attention after his attorneys argued that his wealthy parents coddled the then-16-year-old into a sense of irresponsibility, which one witness termed ‘‘affluenza.’’ He was sentenced to 10 years of probation and ordered to a rehab facility.
Molina, who was riding in the back of Couch’s pickup when it flipped, can only smile and blink, according to his parents. He has been in the hospital since the accident.
His older brother, Alexander Lemus, said his family was disappointed in the settlement.
‘‘We’re not happy about it, but we just have to take what we got and strive for better days,’’ he said Tuesday.
Yup, take whatever crumbs the $y$tem and its elite has to offer! That's 21st-century AmeriKa!
Along with the cash payment, the Couches’ insurer will buy two annuities to make monthly payments of $1,515 and $1,837 to the trust starting in July, and another annuity to cover attorneys’ fees, according to Tarrant County court documents.
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Couches have money in them.
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The judge said he would he would "not fare well" behind bars.
