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TexasTowelie

(112,056 posts)
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 09:02 AM Feb 2017

Former homebuilder sentenced to prison in embezzlement case

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former Santa Fe-area luxury homebuilder convicted of multiple counts of fraud and embezzlement faces about 4 ½ years in prison.

A state District Court judge sentenced 71-year-old William [auth] Kalinowski Friday to 18 years in prison but suspended 10 years and Kalinowski’s time behind bars also will be reduced by credit for pretrial time served on house arrest and electronic monitoring.

Kalinowski went broke in 2008, leaving unfinished homes, defaulted loans and unpaid subcontractors and investors.

He long contended his business’ failure was due to the housing market’s collapse, but he admitted in court Friday that he was responsible and said he was sorry.

Read more: http://rdrnews.com/wordpress/blog/2017/02/25/former-homebuilder-sentenced-to-prison-in-embezzlement-case/

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Former homebuilder sentenced to prison in embezzlement case (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2017 OP
Not defending the guy, but compare what DT gets away with Alice11111 Mar 2017 #1

Alice11111

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1. Not defending the guy, but compare what DT gets away with
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 06:56 PM
Mar 2017

Shouldn't the Prez and his family kinda set the standard?

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