Marty Tirrell arrested on fraud charges
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I don't know what you guys expect from a damn liberal like Marty!
There, did that get it done?
Either the authorities are sure he’s a broken man this time or they are ******* up royally.
Maximum sentence of 20 years for the 1 charge that stuck. What kind of sentence is he realistically looking at? Were prosecutors that desperate for a conviction to drop the other 9?
I googled and found a guy in Coralville that set up a fake charity. He got 30 months for 11 counts of mail fraud. Not sure how much restitution Marty will end up having to pay.
Not desperate. That seems common in these types of cases to get a guilty plea. I'll go with 18 months and a big fine.
So were the 9 that were dropped lesser charges? Not clear on how this usually works.
Not sure why people rob banks, either swindle from your employer, church, or rich people.
I would do local Iowa radio if I was getting an extra $3,000 per month too. The link above in Cyched’s article mentions Bob Ryan, who (shocking) Marty still owes over $30,000.
This guy swindled everyone he met out of millions of dollars and yet could go to jail for less than a year...what a great system we have.
Is that how much he would normally get paid for appearances? I know he's a highly respected sports journalist and all but how can he be worth that much, especially in central Iowa? I kinda knew who he was because I had seen him on Around the Horn but most people who aren't really in to sports on a national scene are not going to know who he is. He is just another east coast sports guy.
They almost always pile on charges as part of the process, as it helps get people to plead guilty on one of them.
Those people sure aren't going to get any money with him sitting in a cell, and we're paying for it. IMO there are a lot better ways of dealing with non-violent criminals.
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also, there were many that didn't press charges as they would have to come public and feel shame. So not all of his actions were put into this sentence/circustance.
Some interesting tidbits in that article, but either I’m forgetting how to read during my time in seclusion, or there were paragraphs that bordered on incoherence.
