Before revision: In the United States, the longest sentences for white-collar crimes have been for the following: Sholam Weiss (845 years for racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the collapse of National Heritage Life Insurance Company); Norman Schmidt and Charles Lewis (330 years and 30 years, respectively, for "high-yield investment" scheme); Bernard Madoff (150 years for 65 billion fraud scheme); Frederick Brandau (55 years for 117 million Ponzi scheme); Eduardo Masferrer (30 years for accounting fraud); Chalana McFarland (30 years for mortgage fraud scheme); Lance Poulsen (30 years for 2.9 billion fraud).Liz Moyer, In Pictures: The Longest White-Collar Prison Sentences, Forbes (24 June 2009 ).
After revision: In the United States, the longest sentences for white-collar crimes have included the following: Sholam Weiss (845 years for racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the collapse of National Heritage Life Insurance Company); Norman Schmidt and Charles Lewis (330 years and 30 years, respectively, for "high-yield investment" scheme); Bernard Madoff (150 years for 65 billion fraud scheme); Frederick Brandau (55 years for 117 million Ponzi scheme); Martin Sigillito (40 years for 56 million Ponzi scheme); Eduardo Masferrer (30 years for accounting fraud); Chalana McFarland (30 years for mortgage fraud scheme); Lance Poulsen (30 years for); Webster Groves Attorney, Clergyman Will Spend The Rest Of His Life In Prison For 56 Million Ponzi Scheme (December 12, 2012 2.9 billion fraud).Liz Moyer, In Pictures: The Longest White-Collar Prison Sentences, Forbes (24 June 2009 ).