This is pretty disturbing. I can't guess how many years an ordinary citizen would get for this crime, but I'm willing to bet it would be a helluva lot more than 2 years. How did this guy only get 2 years for this crime, and how was he still an FBI agent after 2 armed standoffs with local police while he was an FBI agent?
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20110325-former-dallas-fbi-agent-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-plan-to-kill-boss.eceFormer FBI agent Carlos Ortiz Jr. was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for attempting to purchase a .50-caliber rifle that he planned to use to assassinate the head of the Dallas field office. In the year leading up to his arrest, Ortiz's life unraveled. He declared bankruptcy, filed for divorce, doubled up on his anti-anxiety drug prescription and applied for food stamps. He also began hoarding weapons.
On Aug. 19 and 20, Ortiz made several phone calls to a friend, a former law enforcement officer and licensed firearms dealer, authorities said. In those calls, he made threats against his wife and Casey and said he was looking for a .50-caliber rifle, capable of shooting up to a mile.
The friend was alarmed after the first call and notified the FBI. Agents had him record later calls in which Ortiz again threatened to kill his wife and Casey. He also accused them of an “illicit relationship,” which FBI officials denied.
Ortiz has had troubles with the law before, including armed standoffs with local police in 1992 and again in 2004. No charges were filed in either case, and he returned to duty as an FBI agent, even though after the first standoff incident then-Dallas FBI boss Oliver "Buck" Revell recommended he be terminated.
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