Seems like he got off easy for only 125K fine. Some time hurts him more, so that is not too bad.
People who caused far more harm to the world economy are still free, never charged with anything. Black's thought that he could beat the system is what nailed him. Not defending what he did but there are far bigger criminals out there and they're walking free.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.