I will believe that the system is serious about these crooks when I start seeing some 1000 year sentences being imposed.
Yes, 1000 years is not too much. Figure 5 years a count for 200 counts. Which for the ENRON gang, is a very modest estimate. Those guys should ALL be put away for life. THAT would provide some deterrence. As it is, those few who are actually sentenced to jail will spend a couple of months each at the "country-club" prisons reserved for big-shot offenders. Phooey. I would have them breaking rocks, 12 hours each day, 7 days each week, for as long as they live. That is what they all deserve, at the very least. Some of them, particularly Lay and Skilling, former CEOs of ENRON, deserve much worse. By the way, CEO stands for Chief Embezzling Offender.