Posted on 07/08/2010 8:06:44 AM PDT by JoeProBono
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- U.S. prosecutors took the rare step Thursday to appeal the sentence handed down to long-powerful state Sen. Vincent Fumo in a sprawling corruption case.
Fumo is serving a 4 1/2-year sentence for defrauding the state Senate, a museum and a nonprofit of millions.....
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Vincent Joseph "Vince" Fumo (born May 8, 1943) is a former politician, lawyer and businessman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Democrat, he represented a south Philadelphia district in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1978–2008. On March 16, 2009, he was convicted of 137 federal corruption charges. On July 14, 2009, he was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison.
Friend of the Obowma regime I assume.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. prosecutors took the rare step Thursday to appeal the sentence handed down to long-powerful state Sen. Vincent Fumo in a sprawling corruption case.
Who is making the feds step down again? Like the New Black Panthers?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. prosecutors took the rare step Thursday to appeal the sentence handed down to long-powerful state Sen. Vincent Fumo in a sprawling corruption case.
Who is making the feds step down again? Like the New Black Panthers?
Obviously his intentions were just missunderstood 137 time’s.
Why would the feds appeal a government fraud conviction?
Got to be an Obowma friend.
There is no limit to this regime’s corrupt behavior. I would not put it past the Obama/Justice Dept. to intercede on this guy’s behalf. Are these the same proceedures used for the New Black Panthers?
Oops, got away from me. . . . proceedures = procedures. Sorry. . . .
You know damn well you are correct.
They aren't. They are appealing the sentence for being to SHORT. They want him to do more time. Lets not criticise the Justice dept. when it does do the right thing.
Don't you think the feds should be appealing the sentencing?
He needs a L O N G E R sentence.
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