PR problem.Douglas Douglas, city, Isle of Man Douglas, city (1991 pop. 19,950), capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism is the chief industry. Dowie, former general manager of Fleishman-Hillard's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. office, and his right-hand man, John Stodder Jr., were convicted on charges that they conspired to over-bill the city on a $3 million annual contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Dowie, 58, a former managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily News The Daily News of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Daily News, is the second largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which owns eight other Southern California newspapers , was found guilty on all 14 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. Stodder, 50, a former Fleishman vice president, was found guilty on all 11 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. The jury deliberated four days before issuing its verdict against Dowie and Stodder, neither of whom took the stand in their five-week trial. Each wire fraud charge carries a possible sentence of 20 years in federal prison, in addition to five years for the conspiracy charge. Under federal sentencing guidelines The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for convicted defendants in the United States federal court system. The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission and are part of an overall federal sentencing reform , however, the two men are likely to face substantially less time. |
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