With all the heartache and headache that the PFGBest scandal has created, it can be easy to focus on the bad. After all, there’s a lot of it to go around. As frustrating as it’s been, there is one silver lining. Unlike MFGlobal victims, who continue to call for Corzine’s arrest, the perpetrator of these crimes is being held accountable. Today, after staring down 25 to 50 years in prison, the final sentence was delivered by the courts:

There is still much work to be done, but there is some consolation in knowing that Wasendorf will pay for what he’s done, and that the courts have ordered $215mm in restitution (where is that money coming  from, exactly?). In fact, he’s made it clear he expects to die in prison. If you ask many of our clients, that’s exactly what he deserves.