Former HANO chief financial officer who stole nearly $1 million gets 46-month sentence
This article has some awesome quotes…
Baum continued: “The court should know that, after paying the restitution, this defendant is left poor. His home in Florida has been foreclosed; the property in South Carolina is going back to the bank since he cannot make the payments; the 2007 Porsche was sold for what was owed on it; the 2009 BMW has been repossessed and he owes a deficiency of $25,000; his 2006 Kawasaki is a 50cc child’s bike; the furniture in his home is 6 to 9 years old; paintings mentioned in the (sentencing) report are prints, not originals; his wife has sold her jewelry to pay living expenses; he owes Bank of America $198,000 on an old business loan; he owes about $90,000 on various credit cards.”
Forget the 44 months. This MFer has PRINTS in his house! That’s punishment enough right there. He also has 6 – 9 year old furniture and that aint new, and it aint vintage either.
Baum noted that Castellanos had “forfeited a great deal because of his greed” and that he had worked under a turmoiled HANO administration that may have “facilitated” the crime. His client also had access to other HANO accounts with millions in them. “So he could’ve looted them if he’d chosen to, although I don’t know if you acknowledge someone for not stealing more than he did,” Baum said.
You do not acknowledge someone for that.
Using simple division, he is serving 1 month for every 20K he stole.