Trash titan Chuck Rizzo gets 5.5 years: 'I've let many people down'
In the end, he got a break.
Trash mogul Chuck Rizzo, a onetime farm boy who bypassed college to grow his lawn business into a garbage empire, was sentenced to 5½ years in prison Monday for crimes that could have landed him behind bars for a decade.
The judge took into consideration Rizzo's cooperation and guilty plea. So did the prosecution, which pushed for 75 months — though Rizzo got nine months less than that.
Before he learned his punishment, Rizzo broke down sobbing in the courtroom, saying he was sorry for hurting his family, his business and the residents of the communities where he paid bribes.
"There is no doubt that I have let many people down and disappointed my family, as well as business associates, my employer. ... For all of that, I am genuinely sorry and I apologize," Rizzo said in court, struggling to get his words out.
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