Michael Douglas' son could get life in prison

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 8/7/09 | Christine Kearney

[NormsRevenge]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The son of actor Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas could face life in prison for selling large amounts of an illegal drug over a three-year period before his arrest late last month, court records show.

Cameron Douglas, 30, a sometimes actor who appeared with his father and grandfather Kirk Douglas in "It Runs in the Family," is accused of selling tens of thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine, according to a complaint unsealed this week.

Douglas was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on July 28, and had charges against him read in Manhattan federal court the next day, but news of his arrest surfaced only Wednesday.

Rebecca Carmichael, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan, would not comment on whether Douglas had applied for, or been granted, bail.

Douglas faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum period of life for two counts of possessing and distributing forms of methamphetamine known by the street names of "crystal meth" and "Ice," which is smoked in a pipe.

Douglas received large quantities of crystal meth in California then sent them to New York via FedEx between 2006 and 2009. He worked with accomplices who are cooperating with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the complaint said.

In several different recorded phone calls Douglas referred to the drugs as "pastry" and "salts," the complaint said.

[NormsRevenge]

Wow.

[Dallas59]

He must’ve been forced to sell meth./s

[FrdmLvr]

The idiot.

[the invisib1e hand]

what a waste of a life.

[Mojave]

When he gets out, he can run for President as a Libertarian.

[marron]

Meth is evil stuff.

[tet68]

Seems kinda harsh to me, maybe they should have
just made him eat a couple of tablespoons of the stuff
as a kink of object lesson.

Maybe he is a troubled child, pining for Modo?

[Libertarian4Bush]

so nice to see cheap shots here. without us, you get 35%, so keep on alienating.

[tet68]

Kind of object lesson.

Always proof read.

[buccaneer81]

Watching his dad hop all this must have driven him to the drugs...

[DoughtyOne]

If I had a dime for every time I’ve wished I could have had a post back to make a change...

Join the club.

When I read your post, I didn’t even catch the ‘kink’ typing error.

[Mojave]

And this could be his future 1st Lady.

[rcrngroup]

Liberals! I hope they throw the book at him!

[Vaquero]

the cops that got ‘em

[CaptRon]

I’m deeply saddend.

[Secret Agent Man]

I would be jealous if my dad had a wife like this.

[hflynn]

Bail was set at $20,000.00 dollars. This clown will never do a day in jail.

[nothingnew]

"I'm NOT Spartacus!"

FMCDH(BITS)

[nothingnew]

I would be jealous if my dad had a wife like this.

I'd have to leave home, fer sure.

FMCDH(BITS)

[3niner]

Has anyone in that family ever worked for a living?

[ought-six]

Burn his liberal ass.

[sushiman]

Wanna bet ?

[ought-six]

I know what FMCDH means, but what is BITS?

[SkyDancer]

I thought this was the saddest:

[Libertarian4Bush]

clearly you want 35%, idiot.

[Boiling Pots]

Federal charges are by far the hardest ones to beat.

If he doesn’t do jail time, it will be because he absconded.

[sushiman]

Pocket change . What a joke .

[Marty62]

OK shall I say the obvious. If it were anyone else the bail would have been $1,000,000. or more.

[Bobkk47]

Meth Mouth:

[SkyDancer]

Nope, he’ll be like Jamie Lee Curtis or Carrie Fisher. Come from well to do families, get into drugs or alcohol, write a book. Profit.

[SkyDancer]

Or this?

[BigSkyFreeper]

No sympathy from me. It’s not like he was pressured or forced to sell meth. If he thought that was the kind of job to have that made the big bucks, then he’s a lowlife too.

[LibWhacker]

Unbelievable. If you’re Michael Douglas’ son, all you’d have to do is stay on good terms with the old man and you could have a life that the other six billion of us could only dream about.

[fso301]

Since this is a Michael Douglas thread, do we have to post pictures of Mo Dowd?

[lonestar]

Who is...or was... that?

[Moonman62]

The son of actor Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas could face life in prison for selling large amounts of an illegal drug over a three-year period

It's not his fault. He'd have sold a lot less if he'd been arrested sooner. /s

[Marty62]

Wow, you base your voting dicissions on a remark made in a Blog about a drug dealer? Weird.

[Indy Pendance]

Can you imagine if this was your kid? How awful for this family.

[library user]

I was considering going into dentistry this Fall. Now I think probably not.

[hflynn]

Your Michael Douglas's son. The President of the United States is a super left-wing former cocaine user named Barrack Obama. If you think Cameron has to jump bail to avoid jail time you are not from the planet Earth. This case is never, ever going to trial. Cameron is walking.

[Libertarian4Bush]

when it’s an unsolicited ad hominem attack against my party and philosophy, yes, it certainly could affect whether or not I support your guy next time. does the behavior of the obots not magnify your disgust for The One (tm)?

[SkyDancer]

She’s from Oregon. Got picked up several times for meth use. One of the conditions of her parole was to have these pictures taken. The first when she was first picked up, and the latest (taken several years ago). Anyway the state of Oregon was using the pictures to show what can happened (did). Now she’s suing to get those pictures stopped. I think it’s way too late since they’re all over the internet.

[trisham]

I don't think that meth addicts go to the dentist, so you can probably feel safe in going into dentistry.

[Captain Peter Blood]

The last picture of that series is that poor woman dead at the funeral home. What a sad case and this shows just how insidious meth is.

[businessprofessor]

Meth is the devil. Anyone selling this horrible substance should never see the light of day.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Wow, hideous!

[Boiling Pots]

First, it’s “you’re” not “your.”

Second, do you really think Barack Obama is going to intervene in this case?

[PLMerite]

Her pendant is off-center.

[hflynn]

You won't see his fingerprints but do really think this is going to trial? Doesn't a $20,000 bail give you a clue as to how serious the court and DA’s office, remember the DA’s office had to agree to the bail amount, are taking this case? Plea bargain to probation and community service and rehab is what will probably happen based on conversations with my 2 sons who both practice criminal law in NYC.

[Boiling Pots]

Then why go through all the trouble to investigate then indict him?