Doyle to Prison?
The Oregonian is reporting that the Attorney General will recommend a prison sentence for former GOP Rep. Dan Doyle.
The Oregon attorney general's office is recommending that a judge sentence former Rep. Dan Doyle to at least 15 months in prison this week, which would mark the first time in decades that a legislator has gone to jail or prison for legislative actions. ..."At the same time that (Doyle) was playing such a prominent role in Oregon's political life, with special responsibility for the state's campaign finance and election laws, he also was engaged in an ongoing program of deception for the purpose of concealing his mishandling (of) campaign contributions," Assistant Attorney General Erik Wasmann wrote to the court.
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(To catch up on the Dan Doyle story, dive into previous BlueOregon coverage here.)
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Oct 19, '05
He should do at least thirty days. You just don't let embesslement slide on by.
I also assume he'll be disbarred as an attorney. Looks like that was the most expensive $150,000 he'll ever make.
The question now will become can he become a lobbyist; making the same amount of money only legally now?
Oct 19, '05
Funny, I thought in the wake of the Kelley Wirth scandal we were supposed to have compassion for down and out lawmakers because they are people too. Or does that only apply those with "D's" behind their names?
You have compassion for someone addicted to meth and participating in an epidemic literally tearing our state apart but a guy who is trying to feed and shelter his family now deserves jail.
Ahhh, ain't hypocrisy grand...
Oct 19, '05
No offense, R U Nuts (no...I don't think I am...), but I don't think the analogy holds - and that's from someone not terribly sympathetic to Wirth. I think it's a stretch to talk about Wirth "participating" in the meth epidemic; given that she was 40 and in the public eye, I'd chalk that up to a wretched decision on her part, but there's really very, very little to be gained from getting into a drug with such a high downside. Embezzlement, on the other hand, offers all kinds of benefits...so long as you get away with it.
I think these cases only connect on the level of stupidity.
I think foxtrot makes sense, but I'm still content to put Doyle on probation. He's already lost his job, a good chunk of prestige, I can't imagine that he hasn't been disbarred and his name is probably not only mud, but also the punch-line of jokes across the state. While he walked away with a fair amount of money, he used it to make ends meet from what I gather - that's as opposed to blowing it on cocaine and whores or something like that. I'm of the mind that he suffered enough.
Oct 19, '05
If we stopped sending stupid people to prison, they'd be empty!
Still waiting to find my first MENSA card on a convict, Karl Rove excepted, of course!
Oct 20, '05
Am I the only one who thinks it's ridiculous to justify Doyle's thievery by saying he "needed" it to support his family??? Puhleez... What percentage of Oregonians are living at or below (the laughable) poverty level these days? Is it Ok for them to steal to support their families too? This guy was not only co-chair of Ways and Means, he was on the committee to investigate campaign finance issues. C'mon folks, why not throw the book at him? Because his reputation is damaged? Boo Hoo.
2:25 a.m.
Oct 20, '05
Remember Katrina: where white people "find food" and black people "loot".
Apparently, for some people in Oregon, it's OK to embezzle funds and commit fraud if you're a Republican legislator and your family could use the money.
Oh, the double standards on the right-wing...
Oct 20, '05
...While he walked away with a fair amount of money, he used it to make ends meet from what I gather - that's as opposed to blowing it on cocaine and whores or something like that. I'm of the mind that he suffered enough.
Apparently sentencing guidelines do not apply to the corrupt Republican elite, just to apolitical criminals. Is that in the Oregon Constitution or Statutes?
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