D'Souza Sentenced to Eight Months in 'Confinement Center' Over Campaign Finance Violation

THR ^ | 09/23/2014 | Paul Bond

[SeekAndFind]

In a decision likely to be framed by conservative media as a vindictive abuse of power, filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in a confinement center and five years probation after pleading in May that he was guilty of violating campaign finance laws.

D'Souza's movies, America this year and two years earlier, 2016: Obama's America, are critical of the left — and in the case of the first one, President Barack Obama — and they are among the most successful political documentaries in history. D'Souza was indicted in January after he promised his then-fiancee and his former assistant that if they each donated $10,000 to the campaign of a friend who was running for the U.S. Senate he would then reimburse them.

The FBI said D'Souza's arrest stemmed from a routine investigation while his supporters — and even some legal experts who disagree with his politics, such as attorney Alan Dershowitz — accused authorities of targeting the filmmaker for political retribution. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas argued that it was "a remarkably selective prosecution considering Obama raised millions of dollars under similar circumstances."

D'Souza himself has also insinuated that he was the victim of political retribution. In a scene in America, for example, he appears in a prison cell and says, "We don't want to live in a society where Lady Justice has one eye open and winks at her friends, and casts the evil eye at her adversaries." (See that two-minute scene exclusively above). Plus, D'Souza recently tweeted a picture of his Facebook page's 350,000 "likes" with the text, "The Obama campaign to shut me up: Is it working?"

[skeeter]

Democrats have been extorting union dues and directing them to political candidates for years. Politicians, once elected, distribute public money to political benefactors all the time. Now we have an administration that is openly using the IRS to suppress political opponents.

All of this doesn't even raise an eyebrow in the justice dept.

Now why one earth would anyone consider this costly prosecution of a single individual, who also happens to be a critic of the state, a 'vindictive abuse of power'?

[Mr. K]

with all the democrats who have been sentenced for this~! (he should be very lonely)

[wardaddy]

Not my favorite quasi conservative but railroaded

[TLI]

just enough time for a new book or similar project!

2016: Obama's Reeducation.

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[Arthur McGowan]

Since Obama accepted tens of millions—maybe hundreds of millions—in campaign donations from foreigners, how many centuries will Obama be spending in jail?

[Arthur McGowan]

In his first thirty seconds as President, Cruz should have Obama in chains. In the next thirty seconds, he should pardon D’Souza and other political prisoners.

[PghBaldy]

Someone else posted he only gets probation. Which is it?

[x]

Guantanamo?

[LucyT]

. "And Bill Ayers and Bernedine Dohrn, terrorist bombers, still walk the streets “free as a bird”."

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[kaehurowing]

Eight months working in a consignment center, that’s bad.

[SeekAndFind]

MORE DETAILS HERE:

Obama critic D’Souza spared prison for violating election law

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/23/us-usa-politics-dsouza-idUSKCN0HI23820140923

[12th_Monkey]

Political prisoner....

[longtermmemmory]

can he have political communication with the outside world?

seems he is a political prisoner rather than legal prisoner.

note: cricket sounds from amnesty international....

[Flavious_Maximus]

CongressRAT Charlie Rangle did far worse, avoiding taxes on a million doallar mansion he owns in the Dominican Republic, yet he only got censored. No jail time, no community service, no nothing. Got away Scott free.

[Whenifhow]

see this post from the other thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206972/posts?page=27#27

#1)“For the first eight months of his probation term, D’Souza will have to live in a “community confinement center” in San Diego,..”
Where the Feds can watch him
#2) “..Judge Richard Berman, who also fined D’Souza $30,000
Which is 50% over the alledged amount of the illegal donation to campaign funds
#3)”..and directed him to undergo “therapeutic counseling.” Which means supervised state-sponsored indocrination classes, which he must pass.
#4”.. D’Souza will also have to perform one day per week of community service during his probation term”
which means that they can keep him silenced for 5 years.
Any violation of community service and he can be considered ‘in violation’ of the terms of sentancing, and could be returned to Fed Court
and ‘re-sentanced’ for any failure to fully comply with community service directive.
Thus , the sentancing is designed to ‘box him in’ with rules and regulations, and to quiet his voice for 5 years.
While at first look this judicial determination looks humane , it is designed to muffle his criticism .
27 posted on 9/23/2014 2:03:49 PM by Tilted Irish Kilt

[SeekAndFind]

RE: CongressRAT Charlie Rangle did far worse, avoiding taxes on a million doallar mansion he owns in the Dominican Republic, yet he only got censored. No jail time, no community service, no nothing. Got away Scott free.

Eric Holder was cited for CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS for his role in covering up Fast and Furious (where MANY PEOPLE DIED including an American Law Enforcement Officer ), and guess what? He’s still Attorney General !!

What EXACTLY does Contempt of Congress get you?

[Lurking Libertarian]

Someone else posted he only gets probation. Which is it?

Five years probation, with the first eight months served in "community detention." That means he can leave during the day to go to work, church and doctor's appointments, but sleeps every night in a halfway house (basically, a large dorm in an old building; no bars on the windows and minimal security).

[Lurking Libertarian]

and directed him to undergo “therapeutic counseling.” Which means supervised state-sponsored indocrination classes, which he must pass.

"Therapeutic counseling" isn't "indoctrination classes." The term, and the other features of the sentence, are explained in this blog post by Ken White, an experienced federal criminal lawyer.

[kiryandil]

Come on people, this is not acceptable. If they can do this to Dinesh, what do you think they will do to you?

I will just consider Federal prosecutors or government people coming after me to be members of a criminal gang, and deal with them accordingly...

[kiryandil]

LOL!