They give you less time. I remained silent. I wouldnt address the court. And people said to me, why dont you do that . And maybe i was polly annaish about this but i felt it was a matter of principle. I felt i was in a kangaroo court. I felt my Constitutional Rights had been violated, and i wasnt going to participate. And as a result, i turned down a deal, by the way, i could have had a deal on one count probably would have done 18 months. The doj was going to insist on prison time, but the deal i turned down was 1 count, 18 months. It was a 10,000. My restitution would have been 10,000. I would have been fined 1 million. Instead, i said, no, they indicted me on 43 counts, faced 430 the government asked for 430 years in prison. I ultimately got only 72 months. I had to forfeit 62 million and fined 19 million on top of it. And then, of course, there is a story for another time, how enjoyable it is to be in federal prison 4 1 2 years when the feds are watching you. Because there are spec
Los altos. There are thousands, maybe tens of thousands of victims. Reporter the team also seized more than two dozen skimmers, they say these were hidden in bay area gas pumps to download debit and credit numbers. Tom says the thieves made counter fit cards with the data and bought more than a half a Million Dollars with items, mostly Apple Computers and highend purses to sale for cash. When they use the card, if the clerk asks for an id, they have an id that match ms. The card. Reporter sophisticated. Very sophisticated. Reporter thieves targeted gas pumps with a universal lock easily opened by a single kay. Our report raised awareness by gas station owners to change the locks and watch for compromised pumps. This the break happened when a gas station operator contacted the task force and let us know they found a skimmer. Reporter the tip led to the arrest of six suspects including lupe, her brother and mother. The mother and son were arraigned today. As part of the bust, investigato
Does the current capitol hill class really deserve to be compared to the famed do Nothing Congress . Heres nbc bay areas sam brock. Thanks for joining us. Well be exposing the realities and facts behind some of the most hot button controversial issues of the last few months. Reality check is about understanding whats really going on in the world by using data, research and expert analysis to vet claims. They argue smoking pot is dangerous. But is it more dangerous than alcohol which is widely consumed and has long been legal . The reality may surprise you. The topic is kind of out of the bag. Cannabis supporters say its improving lives and at the national forefront. Even the president is weighing in telling the new yorker magazine recently, i dont think its more dangerous than alcohol. Is this true . My initial impression is hes coming closer to telling the truth than what the government has ever been willing to do about marijuana. Dr. Timothy surmack is author of marijuana. He explain
Give out clues. Fun facts about this new person on our family. I didnt wear red, and a will guys. Neither did i. Yes. Good to see you all. Hello. What a beautiful day. Yeah, another pretty morning. Pretty comfortable out there. You walked in. It is not too muggy like june, and the rest of summer ten to be. I thought it was muggy today. Give it a chance. It is early. We went with nine inn ted of ten because we dont expect rain but it will be on the humid side then it was yesterday but still seasonal temperatures there is bus yard buddy. It is a nice morning. We need shades and sun screen. Ultimate doppler, more rain to the north and west of us, and it looks like it probably wont make it even to the poconos. We will keep an eye on it 67 degrees right the now you can never rule out a pop up thunderstorm. Not one single day in the summertime. You are scarring me because you are paying attention. Umhmm. 85 degrees our high temperature. As we said a bit more humid. Tonight we are down to 70.
Well. Up next, we will take you live to a Senate Hearing that has already gotten underway. They are looking at the safety of Law Enforcement officers, including the impact of assault weapons. This is just getting underway. A line of mourners, thousands deep, wrapped around she described her connectedness both the community she served in the people she worked with. Two Young Police Officers both in their 20s shot in the london duty wellers funding to a domestic to the. A Police Officer shot and killed in the line of duty. A Police Officer has been shot. Shot during a traffic stop with lifethreatening injuries. You never know. You could kiss your family goodbye, go to work, and it could be over in a heartbeat. Im porting on double shootings, triple shootings. It is way too easy for people to get these kinds of weapons in their hands. I want to protect my Police Officers. My son was a Police Officer and i think we could see both objectives without infringing on anyones rights. We need to