I found out my neighbor is a major crook. Should I still talk to them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a superficial neighbor level yes. We’ve all got skeletons in our closet.

No, no we don't.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh Jesus, he is not a violent criminal or a drug Barron. Just drop it.

Wrong

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a neighbor who is in his late 60s and seemed to be a nice man. He’s lent me tools from time to time and I’ve helped him with shopping for his groceries and putting them away and watched his cat a few times. I never thought to google him but I did today. Turns out he was released during the Covid pandemic from federal prison for white collar crimes related to banking and it caused a bank to fail. Hundreds of millions of dollars and jobs lost. Should I still talk to him? I know he’s harmless in the physical sense.

No Saint without a past. No sinner without a future.

[Anonymous]

Sure you should talk to him. Just don't ask him to manage your retirement account.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Become close friends. Write the book. Option the screenplay.

So your take is to be selfish and monetize? Wow! This is really where society is right now.

[Anonymous]

Read "Orange is the New Black," she does a good job of explaining how the federal prosecutors can involve even people who had minor roles in crimes and prosecute them as if they were major players. This is a way of saying you really don't know his role here, seems like you currently have a cordial relationship, keep it that way.

[Anonymous]

I would be polite…in a casual way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a superficial neighbor level yes. We’ve all got skeletons in our closet.

No, way not crap like that.

What I hate the most here is people trying to make things that are not normal normal. Most people don't defraud banks-this is not normal.

Yeah, the sane-washing is out of control. Just because the current political generation is entirely shame-free doesn't mean you shouldn't be ashamed of your crimes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure you should talk to him. Just don't ask him to manage your retirement account.

This. I would be cordial but keep my distance.

[Anonymous]

His brain wasn’t fully developed yet. He’s as much a victim of the system as anyone is. He’s also probably really remorseful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure you should talk to him. Just don't ask him to manage your retirement account.

This. I would be cordial but keep my distance.

And would not share any details he could use about my own life. Who knows what his finances are like now. Seems like he’s good at white collar crime. That could include identity theft etc etc.

[Anonymous]

This is entirely your judgement call OP but if I were in your shoes I would not.

Since he IS your neighbor & you have to live close to him I would keep things cordial by still greeting him but nothing more than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:His brain wasn’t fully developed yet. He’s as much a victim of the system as anyone is. He’s also probably really remorseful.

OP here. He was convicted in his 50s. He also held a professional license that he was stripped of. His brain was very much developed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a superficial neighbor level yes. We’ve all got skeletons in our closet.

Of course not! He’s paid his debt. It should be of no interest to OP

Paid his debt… pffft. He destroyed people’s lives and probably didn’t pay enough. White collar criminals get off so easily.

I've have had the unfortunate luck of knowing several people like op's neighbor. A description of just a few - one a well known local lawyer who defrauded elderly people out of their savings, a neighbor who stole what was estimated to be 2 million dollars from a charter school for kids with disabilities, 2 different neighbors who defrauded the government via employment contracts, a neighbor who embezzled from one of the schools. I know them well enough to know they feel no remorse. Some had drinking problems or felt like their financial situations justified it. A couple of them would astound you at how angry they are that they were prosecuted. In no way were any of these people "over charged". You'd be stunned at how little punishment they received.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably a Trumper.

Wonder if he can vote.

Bigot

Don’t use big words you don’t understand, simpleton.