"89-year-old man pleads guilty to cocaine transport" by Ed White | Associated Press, October 09, 2013
DETROIT — An 89-year-old Indiana man who grows lilies pleaded guilty Tuesday in Detroit to serving as a drug mule to distribute more than 1,400 pounds of cocaine.
Leo Sharp of Michigan City, Ind., is one of the oldest criminal defendants in Detroit’s federal court. He was contrite and very talkative during his appearance, saying he had never before committed a crime and that he worked for drug dealers because he needed money....
Okay, when banks do it they just get fined so let's see what happens.
Sharp was 87 in 2011 when a Michigan state trooper pulled his pickup truck over on Interstate 94, west of Detroit. Anxious and upset about what the trooper would find, he declared, ‘‘Just kill me and let me leave this planet.’’
In court, Sharp wore a dark suit that had a lapel pin signifying his service in World War II.
WTF?!!!!
This country has billions for Israel, TRILLIONS for WARS and BANKS, lavishly lords loot on corporations and political lifestyles -- but a WWII VET (don't even get me started) is POOR?!!
He playfully winked at drug agents in the second row who investigated the case. His hearing aids were not strong enough, so US District Judge Nancy Edmunds invited Sharp to stand just a few feet away from her.
‘‘You knew it was cocaine, right?’’ Edmunds asked.
‘‘I did,’’ Sharp replied. ‘‘Oh, yes.’’
The delivery of more than 200 pounds was not Sharp’s first interstate haul. He admitted he was responsible for transporting more than 1,400 pounds of drugs that originated in Arizona. In a court filing, the government said it has evidence that Sharp was transporting marijuana and cocaine from the West Coast back in 2000.
‘‘It was kind of a bad decision to make at this time of life,’’ the judge said.
Nonetheless, prosecutors are showing mercy by recommending a five-year prison sentence because of Sharp’s age and his war service. It is a significant break: The sentencing guidelines, which are not mandatory, call for a minimum of 14 years.
Why not probation? WTF?!!!? He's a 90-YEAR-OLD WAR VET!!!
Only illegals get no jail time(?).
Defense attorney Darryl Goldberg said he will ask for less than five years when Sharp returns to court on Feb. 11. He said his client is ‘‘profoundly remorseful.’’
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Related: Obama's Dictatorship On Display in Detroit
But it is better than the Republican version(?).
