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Former NYC police chief Bernie Kerik gets (above-guideline) four year sentence

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this New York Times article, "Bernard B. Kerik, a former New York police commissioner who rose to national prominence, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to eight felony charges, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials."  Here are more details: Under the terms of a plea agreement reached in November on the eve of his trial, the prosecution and the defense recommended that Judge Stephen C. Robinson sentence Mr. Kerik to 27 to 33 months in prison.  But the judge departed from the sentencing recommendations, giving Mr. Kerik a longer sentence.  ?I think it?s fair to say that with great power comes great responsibility and great consequences,? Judge Robinson said.  ?I think the damage caused by Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 19, 2010 (boomark / email).