He should have been given minimum 10 years with no parole. The damage done to those people is life long. The man should be thoroughly ashamed of himself and given 10 long years to rethink what his future should look like.
the reality is you cant punish someone one in to a state of goodness the system is fighting fire with fire setup up by cluless 3D primtives humanity is living in the dark ages the system was setup to fail from day one and for this very reason will keep failing your never see any changes in are system that thinks very highly of punishment well there is your problem the system will allways be a joke the criminal justice is a money making machine thats all the system care about
Do your due diligence both in the romance world and the business world.Dont automatically believe the glib tales these conmen spin,check the internet and any other sources you have. In romance scams it seems women are overly impressed by how much money and properties these conmen pretend to have and let their guard down.Fatal!
Do your due diligence,much easier with the internet. If he says he's divorced ask to see his divorce decree. If he says he's got a fancy job Swiss banker, airline pilot,doctor etc.ask to see his pay packet.If he says he works for MI6 or the security forces be very very sceptical as they can use this to explained their absences. Crooks like Acklom should be required to pay back their victims and shouldn't be allowed early release if they don't.