Former CA Boss Gets 12 Years, $8M Fine

mwnyc writes "The BBC is reporting on the sentence issued today to former CA boss Sanjay Kumar, who had pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy and securities fraud. Mr. Kumar is expected to begin serving time in February 2007. Under federal sentencing guidelines, Kumar could have faced life in prison but the judge called that punishment 'unreasonable.'"

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Bush has cleaned up Clinton's mess

[ccmay]

We let these guys get away with anything.

That may have been true during good-time Billy's eight-year frat party, but since the adults took over in 2001, plenty of crooked executives have been put in prison by the Bush Administration. That's right, rich white con men are now serving hard time, thanks to George Bush's Justice Department.

Jeff Skilling got sentenced to 24 years in a pound-me-in-the-ass Federal prison, just last week. No possibility of parole.

Bernie Ebbers got a sentence for 25 years last summer.

Andrew Fastow? 10 years.

Dennis Kozlowski? 8 to 25 years.

John Rigas? 15 years.

Samuel Waksal? Seven years.

Jack Abramoff? Almost six years.

Too many people in this country get their news from Michael Moore films. Try reading the paper once in a while.

-ccm