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SCantiGOP

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2. He wasn't set up

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 09:50 AM

Oct 2019

He just had the exceedingly bad luck to walk into a sting operation.
Sentence does seem a bit extreme for a 72 year old. Most people get a night in jail and a fine.

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I don't have much sympathy for this guy, but he's in for a federal charge and... TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #1

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K, article didn't make it clear that the sting was already set up... TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #3