Ouch. Federal probation officers have taken a look at Brent Wilkes’ case and decided that he deserves a 60 year sentence. And that’s not even the prosecutors’ recommendation. It’s hard to believe they could ask for more. It would be far and away the most severe sentence to be handed down in the recent spate of bribery prosecutions. Come to think of it, can any readers think of a more severe sentence ever handed down for government corruption?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=178970