Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator given suspended prison sentence for insider trading

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/7/23787278/sonic-hedgehog-creator-yuji-naka-suspended-prison-sentence

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka has been given a suspended prison sentence and fines of around $1.2 million (or 173 million yen) after he was found guilty of insider trading [...] While the court handed out a 2.5-year prison sentence, Jiji reports that it was suspended by four years.

Not a good way to go

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Steveanonymous@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y

GOTTA TRADE FAST!!

Grangle1@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

You could say... That's no good?

jukibom@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

OHNO.

DarkErmac@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Still not as big of a mistake as Balan.

simple@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y

I was just thinking this was the universe getting back at him for unleashing balan wonderworld onto us all

Kid_Funky_Fried@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 3y

First it was the sonichu creator and now this shit? unbelievable.