Way I see it, Peter, is that it is a given that Bernie is going to at least get the 6 months jail time and given that he has allready admitted guilt that it just makes sense for him to be in jail... Plus, as you point out, any guy crafty enough to steal $60B is crafty enough to figure a way to escape house arrest...

But now I also like gnu's idea of setting the bail at $60B... Then if he splits, who cares... Everyone gets whole and Bernie would be broke...

B~