Lawyers asking for light Abramoff sentence

Published: Aug. 29, 2008 at 11:41 AM

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Lawyers for disgraced businessman Jack Abramoff have asked a U.S. District Court judge in Washington to go easy on their client.

Abramoff's attorneys argued in court documents filed with U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle that because of his cooperation Abramoff should get a lighter sentence than the one the Justice Department agreed to under a plea deal, the Washington Times said Friday. Abramoff is due to be sentenced next Thursday.

Federal prosecutors had called for a prison sentence of five years and four months for Abramoff, who pleaded guilty to fraud and tax evasion charges stemming from bribes he gave to multiple public officials.

Since being arrested and imprisoned in November 2006, Abramoff has provided the Justice Department with information that has led to guilty pleas from a dozen other defendants.

The Times said that cooperation earned him a reduced sentence recommendation from the federal department, but his lawyers feel it qualifies him for an even lighter sentence.

© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Hotel uses own bees for honey (9 min)
U.S. harvests on track, except for corn (14 min)
Mauer voted AL Most Valuable Player (16 min)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (24 min)
Police: Suspect ate robbery note (36 min)
A smile on Facebook loses woman's benefits (40 min)
A click a day brings the court your way (45 min)
fark
Bethelehem police drop charges against non-tippers. They must have been wise men
Some ugly ass deep-sea creatures discovered in a Census of Marine Life. #8 will haunt you forever...
Woman fingers man snapping pubics at Publix
Grandparents are cool because they let you do things mom and dad won't. Like, say, hanging onto...
Today's most incoherent actual headline: "Trooper fired after hat fib wants back in"
Photoshop this held horse