Randy Cunningham Sentenced to 8 Years
Former Congressman Randy Cunningham was sentenced to 8 years in prison today for his bribery and corruption misdeeds.
Another life ruined by greed. Josh Marshall has highlights of the Government's sentencing memorandum here. The defense response is here (pdf.)
My view: The sentence is too long. He's 65 and broke and not in great health. Five years would have accomplished the same thing in terms of punishment and deterrence. With 8, he'll probably die in prison. Abramoff probably will get no more than five years. There's really no comparison.
Last Night in Little Rock's view: Agreed. But, all signs point to the sentence being leverage to get him to roll over on somebody else and getting a sentence reduction. Katherine Harris would look good in khaki. (AOL via HuffPo.)