Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sholam Weiss (also spelled Shalom Weiss; born April 1, 1954) is an American former businessman and convicted felon. In 2000, he was convicted of multiple fraud and money laundering counts and sentenced to 845 years in prison for looting the National Heritage Life Insurance. It was believed to be the largest insurance failure in history at the time, with over $450 million in losses. Weiss fled the country at the end of his trial and was a fugitive for one year. He was subsequently extradited from Austria.The sentence imposed on Weiss is believed to be the longest known to have ever been imposed for a white-collar crime. Weiss was convicted of 78 counts including racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering and ordered to pay $125 million in restitution and $123 million in penalties. About a dozen individuals were convicted for involvement in the collapse; another defendant, Keith Pound, received a 750-year sentence, and $139 million in restitution. Pound died in prison in 2004 at age 51. Federal cooperators Michael Blutrich and Lyle Pfeffer received reduced sentences of 200 months and served their terms in the Federal Witness Security Program.Weiss was captured in Austria and extradited pursuant to an international arrest warrant. He was not permitted to appeal his extradition in accordance with the fugitive disentitlement doctrine, which holds an appeal may be rejected on the grounds that the appellant is a fugitive.. }
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- Sholam_Weiss abstract "Sholam Weiss (also spelled Shalom Weiss; born April 1, 1954) is an American former businessman and convicted felon. In 2000, he was convicted of multiple fraud and money laundering counts and sentenced to 845 years in prison for looting the National Heritage Life Insurance. It was believed to be the largest insurance failure in history at the time, with over $450 million in losses. Weiss fled the country at the end of his trial and was a fugitive for one year. He was subsequently extradited from Austria.The sentence imposed on Weiss is believed to be the longest known to have ever been imposed for a white-collar crime. Weiss was convicted of 78 counts including racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering and ordered to pay $125 million in restitution and $123 million in penalties. About a dozen individuals were convicted for involvement in the collapse; another defendant, Keith Pound, received a 750-year sentence, and $139 million in restitution. Pound died in prison in 2004 at age 51. Federal cooperators Michael Blutrich and Lyle Pfeffer received reduced sentences of 200 months and served their terms in the Federal Witness Security Program.Weiss was captured in Austria and extradited pursuant to an international arrest warrant. He was not permitted to appeal his extradition in accordance with the fugitive disentitlement doctrine, which holds an appeal may be rejected on the grounds that the appellant is a fugitive.".