Ex-GOP insider to do time and more

[Judi Lynn]

September 23, 2005


Ex-GOP insider to do time and more
Helping to account for $146,775 in spending is part of former fundraiser's 1-year sentence.

By Kevin Corcoran
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Bradley R. Hiller won't be idle while serving his prison term.
In sentencing the former Republican insider, a Marion Superior Court judge ordered Hiller to help clean up the books of the Indiana Senate Republicans' fundraising committee, from which he stole money.

Judge Mark Stoner told Hiller, 33, he would facilitate Hiller's movement to and from prison to the Marion County Jail so he can help the caucus account for $146,775 in spending Hiller oversaw without getting receipts.
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"You can't steal this amount of money and not go to prison," said Stoner, who mostly hears cases involving felony thefts of $300 or less.

Hiller, formerly of Mooresville, became physically ill after the judge imposed the sentence. He was then placed in handcuffs by a sheriff's deputy.
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http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050923/NEWS02/509230507

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......A former Republican insider was given a year in prison today after pleading guilty to two felonies in connection with $146,775 in spending he couldn't account for while running the Indiana Senate Republicans' fund-raising committee.

Marion Superior Court Judge Mark Stoner ordered Bradley R. Hiller, 33, to begin serving his sentence immediately.

Hiller, formerly of Mooresville, was placed in handcuffs by a Marion County sheriff's deputy moments after he grabbed a trash can in the court room to throw up.

During sentencing, Stoner said he hopes Hiller's prison term would send a message to the "political culture."

Deputy Prosecutor Rom Byron, who described Hiller as "unrepentant,"said he was pleased with the outcome.
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[Judi Lynn]

1. More on the lil' MEpublican fella...........

Deputy Prosecutor Rom Byron, who described Hiller as "unrepentant,"said he was pleased with the outcome.

"This was not a momentary lapse in judgment. We're not talking about shoplifting at Wal-Mart," Byron said. "It took three years of constant criminal activity to make this happen. He scoffed at the law."

After charges were filed in late January, Hiller resigned from his $76,000-a-year job as a public affairs consultant for the Indianapolis lobbying firm BoseTreacy Associates.

"He's taken a substantial fall," said Hiller's defense attorney, Kevin McGoff. "He acknowledges he deserved to take that fall."

Hiller admitted stealing from the Indiana Senate Majority Campaign Committee while he served as its director from January 2001 to November 2003. Hiller also served on the Indiana Election Commission, which punishes election-law violations.
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http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050921/NEWS02/509210482/1008

[annabanana]

2. one by one...

Sooner or later, they all overreach..

[Lindsay]

3. It's the culture of corruption.

It corrupts them all.

[slampoet]

4. Oh he pretty!!!

..gonna be popular on the inside.

[yellowcanine]

9. You are a naughty person. Yes you are.

[Historic NY]

5. Don't do the crime....if you can't do the time...........

wait until he meets Bubba.....

[phillinweird247]

6. HA HA! Fresh meat

Have fun in prison MF'er

[warrens]

7. The face of the college republicans

A bunch of careerist swine drooling to get into the GOP heirarchy and get rich quick.

[yellowcanine]

8. Hiller... became physically ill after the judge imposed the sentence. ?

Did he puke or what? Dang it! I want details!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

12. Why d'ya think they call 'em "repukes"???

:rofl:

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[DS1]

10. mmmm, fish vomit

[0rganism]

11. "You can't steal this amount of money and not go to prison"

No, indeed, to stay safely out of prison you'll need to steal far more than $146,000. I'd estimate Hiller missed the minimum safe amount by around three orders of magnitude -- but he was on the right track. Too bad for the GOP, the lad showed promise.