Feds: 17-22 Year Sentence For Abramoff Aide Kevin Ring Wouldn’t Be Retaliation | Talking Points Memo

Federal prosecutors want Jack Abramoff associate Kevin Ring to serve 17 to 22 years in jail because he refuses to admit that he’s guilty and unsuccessfully fought the criminal charges against him, the Associated Press reported.If he receives that much time in jail, Ring — who was found to have treated government officials to meals and tickets to events — would serve a sentence that exceeds the time served by all 20 other defendants in the conspiracy combined, the AP said.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=107790