Yes, I believe it's common for wealthier people to get off easier. I recently watched a video with two young women on death row in the US somewhere. They brought up this fact too. They said there is not a single rich person on death row. The fact is that if you have money in the US you can afford good lawyers. If you have a good lawyer, you're probably going to get off with a much lesser or no punishment. This isn't even taking into account the human factor in interactions with police. If a police officer already knows a person because the person is rich and famous, they may not arrest the person or even give them a fine. This could be due to intimidation or it could just be that they like the person. In some countries, of course corruption lets rich people get off with literally anything.