Criminal Photoshops Himself Into Charity Photos In Bid For Leniency 108
38-year-old Daryl Simon decided it would be a good idea to submit fake pictures of himself at charity events, and forged letters of support from various charitable organizations to the court before he was sentenced for credit card fraud. Unfortunately for Daryl, he is as good at Photoshop as he is at credit card scams, and Judge Stephen Robinson was not amused. Simon was sentenced to 285-months in prison — 50 months more than the maximum under sentencing guidelines. From the article: "Daryl Simon's bald-faced move included sticking a picture of himself into a shot with a physical-therapy patient, then flipping the image and placing it next to a teen student. 'Evidence that his image was inserted and flipped can be seen by examining the single detail on his shirt above his fingers — that detail appears on the left side of the shirt in the top photograph, and on the right side of the shirt in the bottom photograph,' prosecutors wrote."
pic or it didn't happen... (Score:4, Insightful)
Why are articles so stingy with pictures? (Score:5, Insightful)
result of cheating in college and high school (Score:1, Insightful)
this is why you have to have a zero tolerance policy for cheating in college and high school
because if you let people cut and paste their term papers and google answers during multiple choice tests, you breed idiots like this fraudster
you create a whole class of people who believe the way to a better life is to fake everything
of course it always goes on: fake resumes, lies during first dates, etc. but when the stink rises to this kind of problem solving philosophy: "the challenge is not how to answer this question but how to fake a good answer" then you have created monsters, who, even if they are successful at their tricks, wind up not even knowing who the hell they are themselves
eventually, you become fake to even yourself. a truly and horribly empty shell of a person
Well... (Score:3, Insightful)
WTF? (Score:3, Insightful)
24 years? Can someone explain to me how this works? People get away with less prison time for murder. Not to mention corporate fraudsters who never seem to be punished for anything.
Sentence much? (Score:3, Insightful)
23 years for scamming.
That's 23 years just for taking money that isn't his.
I knew you Americans liked your long and excessive sentences, but this takes the biscuit. I've heard of murderers and rapists getting less time.
Just shows you what your court system is really there to protect - the good old green.