I guess that $4B settles everything and CZ won't be ending up behind the bars. Although we're not defending him as he admitted that he committed that he's part of the money laundering based on what I've read about this case.
The thing about these charges is that they may sound different than it actually is. He pleaded guilty to breaking the Money Laundering Act, it may not necessarily mean he did money laundering. He could have broken a law or two. Regulators want to make an example of him, they said that themselves.
It's official CZ pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating money laundering laws. CZ's on bail at $175M. He's replaced by Richard Teng after he resigned as CEO of Binance. The exchange's got to pay $4.3B to settle the case.
Does it mean CZ is being charged separately from Binance? If Binance has been fined, why is CZ being charged differently?