Justice delayed.For those keeping score ... Dan F. Whitt of Maumelle, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a Michigan kickback The seller's return of part of the purchase price of an item to a buyer or buyer's representative for the purpose of inducing a purchase or improperly influencing future purchases. case that also snared his son David and Little Rock attorney Keith Moser, was not sentenced on March 30 as scheduled. His sentencing has been postponed until May 3. David Whitt of Little Rock, a former stockbroker, drew a sentence of 15 months for his part in a scheme to extort To compel or coerce, as in a confession or information, by any means serving to overcome the other's power of resistance, thus making the confession or admission involuntary. To gain by wrongful methods; to obtain in an unlawful manner, as in to compel payments by means of threats of big-dollar payoffs from vendors that wanted to do business with Anchor Bay Entertainment Inc. of Troy, Mich., where Dan Whitt was president until the scheme exploded in late 2001. Moser had agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to launder Launder To move illegally acquired cash through financial systems so that it appears to be legally acquired. money and obstruction of justice A criminal offense that involves interference, through words or actions, with the proper operations of a court or officers of the court. The integrity of the judicial system depends on the participants' acting honestly and without fear of reprisals. in exchange for a 10-year sentence, but he never showed up for his sentencing in February. He was captured on Madagascar in March and now faces 11 federal charges in Michigan and Arkansas. |
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