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Federal prosecutors seeking tough sentence for political corruption

By Douglas A. Berman

The latest development in the sentencing of a former Newark major is reported in this local article, headlined "Tough sentence sought for Sharpe James."  Here are some details:Federal prosecutors Monday urged a federal judge to put former Newark Mayor Sharpe James behind bars for up to nearly two decades, saying a harsh sentence would help break a "culture of corruption" in New Jersey. The request was made in a new court filing last night in which prosecutors ripped into James for seeking leniency from U.S. District Judge William Martini before his sentencing on corruption charges next week. A light sentence would "lead many in the public to conclude that the special treatment accorded to Sharpe James when he was a powerful public official continues to be his privilege now -- when he stands before the court as a convicted felon who disgraced his public office and lied to the public," they wrote...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 22, 2008 (boomark / email).