Jack Recider

Quickly, he called a friend who had a plane in South Africa, and they flew the plane to him, and he hopped on it and flew back to France. And while on the plane, he posted a picture on Instagram saying that he's flying alone on a 10-person private jet. But when you have to go, you have to go. Apparently, he's untouchable in France by U.S. authorities.

The FBI cannot seem to get him arrested or extradited there. But they were able to freeze some of his bank accounts and cryptocurrency accounts that were within the FBI's reach. And there was a third person listed on this indictment too, a Chinese guy named Chen. My guess is that he was overseeing the production of the chips in China. But since he's in China, he's unreachable by the FBI.

The FBI cannot seem to get him arrested or extradited there. But they were able to freeze some of his bank accounts and cryptocurrency accounts that were within the FBI's reach. And there was a third person listed on this indictment too, a Chinese guy named Chen. My guess is that he was overseeing the production of the chips in China. But since he's in China, he's unreachable by the FBI.

So he was never detained or arrested. Six months go by for Gary sitting in a prison in Seattle. And then come April...

So he was never detained or arrested. Six months go by for Gary sitting in a prison in Seattle. And then come April...

Nintendo was trying to sue Gary for intellectual property infringement and wanted him to pay them $10 million in damages.

Nintendo was trying to sue Gary for intellectual property infringement and wanted him to pay them $10 million in damages.

Did you try to fight that and say, actually, I think that's disproportional of what I was actually involved with?

Did you try to fight that and say, actually, I think that's disproportional of what I was actually involved with?

So Gary owes Nintendo $10 million. He's in his 50s now. And his only job he's ever had for the last 12 years is gone. So it's just impossible to pay this back. He'd have to make over $500,000 a year for the rest of his life to pay this off.

So Gary owes Nintendo $10 million. He's in his 50s now. And his only job he's ever had for the last 12 years is gone. So it's just impossible to pay this back. He'd have to make over $500,000 a year for the rest of his life to pay this off.

And they said, no, we don't want anything to do with it. That's really crazy.

And they said, no, we don't want anything to do with it. That's really crazy.

And on top of the 40 months, the judge also demanded that he pay $4.5 million in restitution, which adding it all up, he's got to pay $14.5 million and spend three years in prison for what he did. And I don't like that the judge said out loud that he wanted to make an example of Gary. Does that kind of thing really work?

And on top of the 40 months, the judge also demanded that he pay $4.5 million in restitution, which adding it all up, he's got to pay $14.5 million and spend three years in prison for what he did. And I don't like that the judge said out loud that he wanted to make an example of Gary. Does that kind of thing really work?

To pick one guy you caught and give him a brutal punishment just because you can't catch the other people that were doing it? I don't know. Based on what I'm hearing here, $10 million is already too much of a punishment for what he did. And now a judge is saying, no, no, no, no, that's not enough. You need to pay an extra $4.5 million more and go to prison for three years on top of that.

To pick one guy you caught and give him a brutal punishment just because you can't catch the other people that were doing it? I don't know. Based on what I'm hearing here, $10 million is already too much of a punishment for what he did. And now a judge is saying, no, no, no, no, that's not enough. You need to pay an extra $4.5 million more and go to prison for three years on top of that.

Is this sentence fair or is it cruel? And if the judge is saying things like, let's make an example of this guy and gives him more punishment than he deserves, then isn't that the definition of unusual punishment? Now, Gary is not a US citizen. He's a Canadian. So theoretically, if he's not living in the US, he doesn't have to make payments towards his federal crime.

Is this sentence fair or is it cruel? And if the judge is saying things like, let's make an example of this guy and gives him more punishment than he deserves, then isn't that the definition of unusual punishment? Now, Gary is not a US citizen. He's a Canadian. So theoretically, if he's not living in the US, he doesn't have to make payments towards his federal crime.

But Nintendo does not want him to slip out of paying them. So they put into the civil case that one, his wages will be garnished. That is anywhere from 10 to 30% of every paycheck he earns goes automatically to Nintendo. And two, that this is enforceable by law in any country that Nintendo has an office in. which they do have an office in Canada.