Tom DeLay Faces Life In Prison

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Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was convicted Wednesday of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The money laundering charge carries a 99-year maximum sentence -- in other words, life in prison.

But don't expect DeLay to be sent away for the rest of his days.

"It is absolutely impossible he would get anywhere near life," Philip Hilder, a Texas criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, told the Associated Press. "It would be a period of a few years, if he gets prison."

Prosecutors told the Austin-American Statesman on Wednesday that they had not decided whether to ask Judge Pat Priest, who will sentence DeLay, for a prison sentence. Other potential punishments include probation and fines.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Dec. 20. Whatever the sentence, DeLay is expected to appeal his conviction.

"This is an abuse of power," DeLay said outside court after the verdict was read. "It's a miscarriage of justice and I still maintain that I am innocent."

According to the Wall Street Journal, if DeLay gets less than 10 years he may be able to stay free on bond while he appeals.

"I think in a lot of cases a judge wants to make an example, but I don't see that happening here," Barry Pollack, a lawyer in D.C. who defends against government corruption charges, told the AP. Pollack said the judge might figure conviction is punishment enough for DeLay.

The sentencing hearing promises to be a second trial onto itself, with both sides calling witnesses to attest to DeLay's character, or lack thereof.

DeLay was found guilty of orchestrating a money swap during the 2002 Texas state house elections that helped Republicans take the state house and then re-draw district maps in the state, putting more Republicans in the U.S. House and consolidating DeLay's power.

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[1000playlist]

This Tom DeLay guy appeared as an expert in "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"

When the contestants used the lifeline "Ask the expert", Tom DeLay had no idea most of the time.

He was one of the worst "expert" that appeared on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire".

[TrojanIIID]

He isn't going to get "life in prison". No way. There are two sets of laws: One for the "common people" and one for the "rich and powerful". The common person would get about 10 years for what he did. But being of the second group he will get maybe a year or two in a minimum security prison with all the comforts of home. That's the worst he will get.  More than likely he will get probation and then appeal that and possibly have his felony changed to a misdeamenor. That's the system...

[MultiGakka]

The law behind him on a picture picture showing :DD: if you stop at a red light even there's nothing comes... 1-2-3-4 (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades) could change your life and you end up in jail life time. That one minute could change your life. :))))) Don't break the law, the Law.

[Newenlightenmentnow]

FUCK YOU TOM "the Hammer" Delay! Meet your roomate "the jackhammer".

[expatted]

Rot in hell you fucker. 

[traveleasterneurope]

" i would have killed" to have been on the prison's reception area, when this DOUCHEBAG turned his sorry A55 in to start serving his sentence.. I would have shouted C rap like: "Pimpin ain't eazy dawg", "Get yoself a shive right quick" and

"HOLD ON HARD TO THE SOAP" and if you do LEAVE ON THE FLOOR.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[SwampThizzle]

@padude64 Yeah, obviously that's what I meant. Sheesh.

[Zeldagigafan90210]

punishment:

sacked from your executive nickname

probation for five years after possible let out

assets are frozen

home is liquidated

hey, now you're homeless tom, think before you do the crime

[carl137]

@padude64 Your skills at debate astound me to say the least. The only thing wrong is that you liberals do not have dicks because you are all weepy pussies!

[PERIZ99]

Delay is the scum of the earth; His wife is about ass corrupt as he is (Wikipedia).