In sum, we respectfully submit that any term of imprisonment would create unwarranted
disparity between Bill and the numerous defendants who have received non-custodial sentences
for far more serious crimes, including those who flooded the market with outright forgeries and
who fixed commission rates for the world’s two leading auction houses. The need to avoid
unwarranted disparities counsels strongly in favor of probation for Bill.
(Part of this argument was based on the no prison term sentence given to the president and CEO of Sotheby's in the price-fixing case.)
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Four phrases I have coined that sum up today's hobby:
No consequences.
Stuff trumps all.
The flip is the commoodity.
Animal Farm grading.
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