Graphic detail | The conviction of Tom Hayes
Sentenced to 14 years’ hard LIBOR
Comparing Tom Hayes' 14 year prison sentence to maximum terms for other offences in Britain
By S.P. and The Data Team
YOU could keep a brothel, deal in firearms and engage in “wanton or furious driving” all at the same time and still end up with a prison sentence shorter than that received by Tom Hayes, the former trader who on August 3rd copped a 14-year term for market-rigging. The severity of the punishment can be surpassed in Britain only by those for rape, drug-dealing and murder—for which offenders can face a lifetime behind bars (though prisoners can be eligible for parole following a fixed-term, set at the judge's discretion).
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