Jim,
Thanks for the tenacity in which you pursued this not only for yourself but for
everyone victimized and the Hobby as a whole. I can only presume Haggard's
"good ole' boy" demeanor didn't even cause a dink in the Judge's armor.
Excellent. Early release from 6 years and 6 months I take it is not in the
cards for him.
6.5 years puts him somewhere around the second year of Hillary Clinton's
Presidency. Awesome. (lol)
freeman
On Apr 9, 2012, at 6:22 PM, James Gresham wrote:
> After three long years I am happy to say that Kerry Haggard was
> sentenced. The Judge threw the book at him, giving him the maximum
> sentence possible of 78 months in Federal Prison. She would have
> given him more time, but then it might have opened the door for an
> appeal. 78 months is the maximum with no appeal opportunity. She
> obviously didnt like Haggard and lectured him for about 20 minutes.
> He requested a transfer to the Atlanta Federal prison. She refused to
> let him transfer to a Federal prison closer to his home in Atlanta.
> As a matter of fact, she also gave him three years probation after
> that, requiring it to be held in New York also. Which means, he will
> have to live in that area. He cant go to Georgia to do his time or
> his probation.
>
> In terms of restitution, she sentenced him to $1.377 million to be
> reimbursed to the hobby. Unfortunately, they cant make him give
> posters back. They can hold his feet to the fire, but can't actually
> make him give them back. The good news is that Agent Mike Mullahy has
> found at least $300,000 in good posters. (They also confiscated many
> other fakes.) The Judge order that all funds raised from the sale of
> these posters go to the victims, not the Government. Each victim was
> listed in the sentencing, with the amount due to them for
> reimbursement.
>
> It was also implied that there may be more charges coming. I am not
> certain of this, but it sounds like there are more potential legal
> actions in Haggard's future. I can't convey how much disdain the
> judge had for Haggard.
>
> There are some real positives from today. First of all, the judge was
> greatly influenced by the letters that everyone sent to her. She said
> she had never received so many letters in a case, ever! Thank you to
> each person who wrote a letter. Also a thank you to Robert Ragovin
> and Glenn Damato who spoke in court along with myself. Ralph De Luca
> was also there lending support. I want to send a special thanks to
> Sean Linkenback. He knows why, and thats all I will say about that.
> Our hobby owes a special thanks to the FBI. Specifically Agent Mike
> Mullahy. He did a fantastic job. He talked to me day & night. I
> remember one time he contacted me at 10:30 on a Sunday evening. He
> went over and above.
>
> Another positive is the fact that our legal system does in fact work!
> My only regret is that Haggard is still lying and still trying to
> hold the posters for his own gain. But, the game is far from over.
> Overall today was a wonderful day for our hobby. I personally thank
> God for what he did today. Jim Gresham
>
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