I have often been amused by sentencing in the federal courts, where the terms are defined in months rather than years. Wow, I could have gotten 10 years, but I lucked out, only 120 months!
Team Member JTB posited this one. Here is the CNN story on slimy Bob Ney's guilty plea. Do you think the mixing of months and years soft-pedals what a huge break on sentencing Ney is getting? (knowing that the part of Retard America will be played by Billy Bob Thornton's Karl from Sling Blade, and they said there'd be no math.)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Bob Ney pleaded guilty Friday in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling investigation, the first lawmaker to confess to crimes in a scandal that has stained the Republican-controlled Congress and the Bush administration. Standing before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, Ney pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements. He acknowledged taking money, gifts and favors in return for official actions on behalf of Abramoff and his clients.
The 52-year-old lawmaker faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. Huvelle said prosecutors had agreed to recommend a term of 27 months.
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