Posted on 05/10/2002 2:44:03 AM PDT by 2Trievers
A Canadian bank robber in a US prison wants his sentence reduced because his country's dollar is worth less than the US currency.
Robert Moisescu, from Montreal, says the cross-border dollar exchange rate should apply to his prison term.
He has asked Clinton County Judge Patrick McGill to reduce his expected seven-year sentence to four.
The 35-year-old has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Champlain, New York.
He was arrested with the equivalent of £23,000. He says his criminal record is only worth 62% of an American's.
Moisescu wrote to the judge: "Taking into account my Canadian criminal record - at current exchange rates - is only worth 62% of an American criminal, I thought I had a good chance at a reduced sentence."
Clinton County district attorney Richard Cantwell said: "I think it's just an incredible argument. That's ridiculous. There is no such thing.
"The Clinton County district attorney's office does not offer a Canadian exchange in sentences to prison in the United States."
Moisescu sacked his court-appointed lawyer last week. Sentencing has been delayed so he can find another lawyer.
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