Sentencing Rescheduled, Karma Smacked Ed.

Joel & Ed’s sentencing has been rescheduled to September 21st. In a document filed May 21st (I really need to start checking these dockets more frequently), Ed’s lawyer, in agreement with Joel’s lawyer, tried to push the hearing to December 14th. There was a short list of what they call “declarations,” which I like to call “excuses with some random statements:” The discovery in the case exceeds 137,000 pages and is likely going to grow; the amount of losses will factor into the sentencing, and that still hasn’t been fully realized; both the boys continue to cooperate with the government; Ed is 76 years old, not in good health had a stroke in March of this year and their probation officer would have to file a less thorough report (which I can see as a problem).

The government sent in their opposition, basically saying that December was too damned far out and instead recommended a more reasonable September 28th. And then the court shaved a week off and went with that.

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