I'm normally with you on the whole "rich people don't go to jail" thing, but I think this is a misread of this situation. He's in no way a member of the upper crust of our aristocracy – he had money, but he hadn't yet traded some of that money for power.
He currently has no money, and he ripped off a lot of people with money. He'll go to jail.
He currently has no money, and he ripped off a lot of people with money. He'll go to jail.