What a Joke Stevie - Tough on crime -
Minimum sentence of 2 years - What a fffn Joke - so anything over the 2 years in kick the 1 /6 the time frame to serve as they are not violent - People commit suicide from being wiped out financially - divorces - stress - strained relationship - Steal 10's of million and serve very little time - Stevie your tough on crime is a fukn joke. Perhaps setting aside consectutice sentences - perhaps setting dollar value - steal more than 10 Mil - 10 years - 20 mil 20 years -
Madam Justice Mary Lou Benotto took her time this morning articulating her decision to sentence Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb to jail. The long-time business partners faced a maximum of 14 years on two counts of fraud and 10 years for forgery for bilking investors of $500 million while running Livent, the now-defunct theatrical empire known for mounting such lavish spectacles as Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Drabinsky, who Benotto called “the main person in charge,” was sentenced to four years on the first count of fraud, seven years on the second to be served concurrently. Gottlieb was handed four years on the first charge, six on the second to be served concurrently. The forgery count was stayed.
No one expects the two will serve out their full sentences. In Canada, first-time offenders charged with non-violent crimes are eligible for parole after one-sixth of their sentence is served. That means Drabinsky could serve 14 months, Gottlieb one year. When—and if—they’ll get to jail is another matter. They’re now free on bail awaiting their appeal, which could take years. As they were escorted by police into temporary custody today, the long-time associates betrayed no emotion. But they had to know that it was the best possible ending they could hope for even if it was banal, offering little catharsis. It would never have been acceptable in a Livent production. But those days are long over, even though some of the illusion remains.
Minimum sentence of 2 years - What a fffn Joke - so anything over the 2 years in kick the 1 /6 the time frame to serve as they are not violent - People commit suicide from being wiped out financially - divorces - stress - strained relationship - Steal 10's of million and serve very little time - Stevie your tough on crime is a fukn joke. Perhaps setting aside consectutice sentences - perhaps setting dollar value - steal more than 10 Mil - 10 years - 20 mil 20 years -
Madam Justice Mary Lou Benotto took her time this morning articulating her decision to sentence Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb to jail. The long-time business partners faced a maximum of 14 years on two counts of fraud and 10 years for forgery for bilking investors of $500 million while running Livent, the now-defunct theatrical empire known for mounting such lavish spectacles as Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Drabinsky, who Benotto called “the main person in charge,” was sentenced to four years on the first count of fraud, seven years on the second to be served concurrently. Gottlieb was handed four years on the first charge, six on the second to be served concurrently. The forgery count was stayed.
No one expects the two will serve out their full sentences. In Canada, first-time offenders charged with non-violent crimes are eligible for parole after one-sixth of their sentence is served. That means Drabinsky could serve 14 months, Gottlieb one year. When—and if—they’ll get to jail is another matter. They’re now free on bail awaiting their appeal, which could take years. As they were escorted by police into temporary custody today, the long-time associates betrayed no emotion. But they had to know that it was the best possible ending they could hope for even if it was banal, offering little catharsis. It would never have been acceptable in a Livent production. But those days are long over, even though some of the illusion remains.
