Abramoff ex-partner gets reduced sentence

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Source: Miami Herald

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"Adam Kidan, who helped prosecutors convict his former business partner, disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, will serve half of his original sentence for a crooked loan deal, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Kidan, 43, can now serve 35 months in federal prison instead of 70, U.S. District Judge Paul Huck said Wednesday.

Kidan and Abramoff were convicted in 2006 of lying to lenders in the purchase of South Florida's SunCruz casino gambling ships.

Federal prosecutors agreed Kidan's sentence should be reduced because of his extensive cooperation in the fraudulent purchase.

The purchase toppled Abramoff, whose own cooperation led to the corruption conviction of U.S. Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio and others."

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/582793.html

[Jackpine Radical]

1. I got no problem with that, as long as he actually gave useful information.

White collar investigations by their very nature require dealmaking with scum. Otherwise you end up with nothing but the small fry. I even got no problem with lightening the consequences for Abramoff, provided he is highly instrumental in fingering some of the big criminals in political office. I think he'd make an interesting witness in impeachment hearings, for exampl.