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Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:54 AM Apr 2013

Serial Truck Thief Steals Truck Containing Equipment For Obama Speech, Gets 7 Years

A career criminal who stole a truck containing President Obama's audio equipment was sentenced Thursday to seven years in federal prison.

Sentencing guidelines called for a term of about three years, but Eric Brown of Richmond, Va., agreed to the longer sentence to avoid prosecution for 14 similar truck thefts in three localities. However, he could still face charges in Stafford County, which did not join Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties in the agreement.

Brown pleaded guilty in January to theft of government property.

"The theft of government property is a serious offense," Assistant U.S. Attorney Roderick Young said in court. "It's all the more serious when the property belongs to the White House Communications Agency."


Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/obama-teleprompter-theft-sentencing-202640431.html#ixzz2QK9HMpOL


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