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stopbush

(24,392 posts) Wed Sep 24, 2014, 03:18 PM Sep 2014

5 years probation, 8 months in a comfy halfway house in San Diego, and a $30,000 fine.

Why not break the law when the penalty is so small?

Prosecutors had recommended 16 months in prison.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/dinesh-dsouza-sentenced-to-eight-months-in-community-confinement-center/

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D'Souza Gets Slap On The Wrist For Violating Voting Laws (Original Post) stopbush Sep 2014 OP

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1. Yeah, his sentencing sucked, he acted contrite in court, yet his noisemaking indications he

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 04:08 PM

Sep 2014

believes he is being railroaded for opposing the administration. This flies in the face of admitting his guilt.