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TexasTowelie

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Thu Mar 1, 2018, 03:22 PM Mar 2018

No prison for ex-Booker advisor who stole $113K from government

A political consultant who worked for two former Newark mayors was sentenced to a year of home supervision Thursday after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges.

Oscar James Sr., 60, admitted he underreported his income from his consulting business, The James Group, between 2008-09, cheating the government of about $113,000 in taxes, court records show.

Appearing before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark, James said he took full responsibility for his actions.

"My family, my profession and everything that's important to me has been impacted by my bad choice," James said, choking up. "I wish I could take them all back, but I can't."

Read more: http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2018/03/oscar_james.html

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No prison for ex-Booker advisor who stole $113K from government (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2018 OP
fuck that. if he was poor & black, it would be years. pansypoo53219 Mar 2018 #1
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