Former Baltimore mayor sentenced to 3 years in book scheme

The AP ^ | February 27, 2020 | By REGINA GARCIA

[1Old Pro]

This stuff is so predicable

[blam]

What a big surprise.

This is a Black, Female, Democrat that may actually go to prison?

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Two things won’t happen: the payback of the $400K and the supervised three years after prison.

[blueyon]

wait, see if I have this correct..Stone gets 40 months for “a lie” and she gets 36 months for fraud? wow

[goodnesswins]

I guess she didn’t follow the Dems usual book sale practices...???

[from occupied ga]

Black, Female, Democrat that may actually go to prison?

Probably not. I saw the phrase "supervised release" in the article

[cgbg]

It seemed like a good scam at the time—Baltimore—I mean, what could go wrong? ;-)

[1Old Pro]

It seemed like a good scam at the time—Baltimore—I mean, what could go wrong? ;-)

Politicians should get "extra" time for abusing their offices, just lie using a gun in a commission of a crime gets more punishment.

[Sarah Barracuda]

A Democrat, going to JAIL..gotta go outside and see if I see any pigs flying..oh and AP, you can put in the headline that she is a Dem, its OK you wont self destruct

[cgbg]

How about triple damages if the crime is committed in a heavily minority urban center?

Think of it as a hate crime on steroids.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Gee, in addition to the other massive problems of Baltimore, they also have crooked Democrat politicians??? What is this world coming to?

[WKUHilltopper]

Probably just racist stuff.

[COBOL2Java]

Pugh signs how much she'll actually be punished for her crimes

[UNGN]

"you can smell the rats"

She's got that right.

[PGalt]

Criminality and ‘rats. They are the infectious diseases of the republic.

[JohnBrowdie]

the fact that the mayor of baltimore was committing felonies while in office is hardly newsworthy.

[Secret Agent Man]

Happily surprised she actually got 3 years in a federal pen, plus paying back money/assets seized.

[ratzoe]

Cool, she will have time to write lots of new Healthy Holly books.

Healthy Holly's Guide to Shanks..etc..

[Steve Van Doorn]

Dreams from My Father and 2006’s The Audacity of Hope, have sold roughly 4.7 million print copies which should've taken in about $1.40 per book(at best) or about $6.5 million. Penguin Random House bought the two books for $65 million which is the highest any book has ever been sold.