Don the Con supporter Rep. Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison in insider trading case

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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/17/politics/collins-sentencing/index.html
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Former New York Rep. Chris Collins was sentenced to 26 months in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to federal charges in an insider trading case.

The sentence from Judge Vernon Broderick in a New York federal court comes after Collins pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and making false statements in October. Federal prosecutors on Monday recommended that Collins be sentenced to nearly five years in prison.
"You had a duty and you betrayed that duty," Broderick said, additionally slapping Collins with a $200,000 fine and a year of supervised probation upon his release.
Collins, 69, admitted to sharing non-public information with his son about a failed drug trial they were investing in. He emotionally addressed the court, saying in part "now I stand here today as a disgraced former member of Congress."
The former Republican lawmaker pleaded on behalf of his son and blaming himself for putting his family in this situation. In the nearly three-hour hearing, he spoke for mere minutes.
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Lock them all up!

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1. ETTD

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2. The Headlines are too good

Trump’s First Congressional Backer, Chris Collins, Gets 26 Months on Insider Trading Charges
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chris-collins-trumps-first-congressional-backer-gets-26-months-on-insider-trading-charges

Chris Collins: Pro-Trump politician jailed for insider-dealing from White House picnic
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chris-collins-sentencing-trump-white-house-picnic-insider-trading-ny-congressman-a9289471.html

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3. LoL😂

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4. He can't run for election from prison, can he?

One less Republican for a while.

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6. 'I cannot face my constituents': Anguished Chris Collins faces 26 months in prison

https://buffalonews.com/2020/01/17/judge-sentences-chris-collins-to-26-months-in-prison/

Chris Collins cried so hard that many of his words got lost in his anguish.

But that act of contrition only meant so much to U.S. District Court Judge Vernon S. Broderick, who on Friday sentenced Collins to 26 months in prison for launching an insider trading scheme with a call to his son from a White House picnic in June 2017.

When Collins, 69, walked out of the courtroom, it signaled the stunning end of a public life that saw him become a wealthy entrepreneur, the Erie County executive and a member of Congress who was an early and close ally of Donald Trump.

On Friday, his power stripped and his career ended, Collins awaited his fate. And as emotionless as Collins was passionate, Broderick explained his sentence with boilerplate language like that used by judges in every court, for every offense.

"I do believe there is a need to both show respect for the law and to inflict just punishment," the judge said. "And I do agree there is a need for general deterrence."
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No he can't - nothing is ever as brutal as the hometown newspaper

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5. When does he start prison?

Or did they already put the shackles on him and lead him away? Hope he gets to experience private prison that Trump supporters love so much.

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7. Looking for that

but I do love the reports of tears

[EleanorR]

8. Just one of 14 aides, donors, or advisors indicted or imprisoned

Be Best!

Link to tweet

[Wounded Bear]

9. And, hopefully, counting...nt

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10. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

A kakistocracy full of criminals