Abramoff Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
September 5th, 2008Via: Reuters:
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to serve four more years in prison in a corruption scandal that rocked Washington’s power elite and helped Republicans lose control of Congress.
Abramoff is already serving a nearly six-year term on unrelated charges and the new sentence will be served at the same time, meaning he will not spend any extra time behind bars once his original sentence ends in 2012.
But Abramoff will serve at least four more years in prison, even if his lawyers are successful in getting a reduction in his first sentence on charges of fraud in the purchase of a Florida casino cruise line. When his terms expire, he will have spent nearly six years in prison.
Judge Ellen Huvelle passed sentence after federal prosecutors recommended leniency due to Abramoff’s cooperation in pursuing corruption cases against lawmakers and former Bush administration officials. He faced a maximum of 11 years under a plea deal reached in 2006.
I don’t know about the rest of ya’ll when you read this article, but I don’t know whether to go pray to the porcelain buddha, or not. The effing Don of gangsterman’s is free as a bird. I’m so sorry to digress.
A law student, or curious person will have a treasure map story to write someday about the Bush Administration; its ties to Israel, the total denial of energy reality. And how this guy, bought them all off to keep on message.