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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal prosecutors urge judge to reject former Virginia governor's leniency plea
Source: Associated Press
Federal prosecutors urge judge to reject former Virginia governor's leniency plea
Associated Press in Richmond
theguardian.com, Wednesday 31 December 2014 21.28 GMT
Federal prosecutors urged a judge to reject former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnells plea for leniency, arguing that the three years of community service his lawyers have recommended would amount to no punishment at all for his public corruption convictions.
In court papers filed late Tuesday, the government said McDonnell remains unrepentant and will not relent in shifting blame for his own actions to others including his wife and co-defendant, Maureen and that he deserves at least 10 years in prison for selling the influence of his office to a wealthy vitamin entrepreneur.
McDonnells lawyers, meanwhile, argued in briefs that the sentence sought by prosecutors is overly harsh for a defendant who devoted his life to honorable public service but made errors in judgment that destroyed his once-promising career and left his personal life in shambles.
The latest court filings came in response to sentencing recommendations made by both sides last week. The former governor, once widely considered a possible Mitt Romney running mate, will be sentenced on 11 counts Tuesday. His wife faces sentencing on eight counts 20 February.
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Associated Press in Richmond
theguardian.com, Wednesday 31 December 2014 21.28 GMT
Federal prosecutors urged a judge to reject former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnells plea for leniency, arguing that the three years of community service his lawyers have recommended would amount to no punishment at all for his public corruption convictions.
In court papers filed late Tuesday, the government said McDonnell remains unrepentant and will not relent in shifting blame for his own actions to others including his wife and co-defendant, Maureen and that he deserves at least 10 years in prison for selling the influence of his office to a wealthy vitamin entrepreneur.
McDonnells lawyers, meanwhile, argued in briefs that the sentence sought by prosecutors is overly harsh for a defendant who devoted his life to honorable public service but made errors in judgment that destroyed his once-promising career and left his personal life in shambles.
The latest court filings came in response to sentencing recommendations made by both sides last week. The former governor, once widely considered a possible Mitt Romney running mate, will be sentenced on 11 counts Tuesday. His wife faces sentencing on eight counts 20 February.
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Federal prosecutors urge judge to reject former Virginia governor's leniency plea (Original Post)
Eugene
Dec 2014
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Why is there no minimum penalty of imprisonment for public corruption when there used to be so
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#2
Suich
(10,642 posts)1. I can't wait to see what kind of sentence he gets! n/t
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. Why is there no minimum penalty of imprisonment for public corruption when there used to be so
many for minor drug possessions, minor thefts?
The 1% even rewrote the laws to possibly get off easy when they get caught in crime red handed, while slamming the door shut on others far less morally culpable.
A 10 year jail sentence and no bail pending appeal would send cold shivers up the spineless backs of many a corrupt politician in America.
Gotta love the principle of general deterrence.
randys1
(16,286 posts)5. you know why
Cha
(297,503 posts)3. KICK for hell yeah no leniency for Bob McDonnell.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)4. He should be given the same leniency he granted to poor Virginians...
ZERO. These republicons are always touting how we must be hard on crime and demand personal responsibility, yet the minute they are brought to justice they cry like babies for leniency and mercy. Pathetic.