Democratic donor jailed for impersonating a lawyer

[bijou]

3/27/2009, 2:04 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press       

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A prominent Texas Democratic Party donor and fundraiser was sentenced to a year in jail for falsely presenting himself as a lawyer to collect millions of dollars in attorneys fees.

A state judge on Thursday sentenced Mauricio Celis to a term exceeding the 10 years of probation recommended by a jury that convicted him of 14 counts in February. The judge also ordered Celis to pay restitution that will likely total about $1.35 million. ...

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Most amazing is that AP put the word 'democratic' in the headline.

[NHSparky]

If that were the case, most of Congress should be locked up for impersonating responsible adults.