The justice system is far from blind. And that is the point.

The people in control exercise power by deciding when the rule of law is applied, and when it's suspended.

The other day we discussed how some people get 25 years in prison for driving while intoxicated, while others–law enforcement–only get probation for full-blown rape of a prisoner.

But the government also gets to manipulate justice when it comes to white collar crimes.

Take a recent example of two people who defrauded investors. Both committed real crimes that harmed others. One of them is hated by the media while the other was a media darling.

I am talking about Martin Shkreli and Elizabeth Holmes.

"The Most Hated Man in America"

The media likes to refer to Shkreli as "pharma bro." He rose to infamy a couple years ago when he acquired the rights to an AIDs drug and raised the price by 5,000 percent. He is easy to hate and has a face made for radio.

Shkreli defrauded investors by lying about the success of a hedge fund and funneling money from another business to make it appear that the hedge fund was doing well. He was convicted of defrauding investors of $10 million, and sentenced to seven years in prison. He must also forfeit $7 million.

[H]is crimes are serious and it is important to send a message that such fraud should be not tolerated, [the judge] said. "White collar offenders like Mr. Shkreli use their intelligence and acumen to elude detection," she said.

"The Next Steve Jobs"

In stark contrast to the "most hated man in America," is Elizabeth Holmes.

Holmes started the Silicon Valley "Unicorn" company Theranos which promised to revolutionize bloodwork. Holmes claimed she created technology that streamlined and improved current methods of analyzing blood, and that just a small drop could now give stellar analytical results.

The media hailed Holmes as the second coming of Steve Jobs. She was "leading the class" in Forbes Freshmen 400 in 2014.