Abramoff In Jail, But...

Well, it's a mixed bag. Abramoff and an associate have been sentenced to 5 years, 10 months in jail, but it'll get reduced, certainly. If they spent the full six years, I would view it as an acceptable punishment for their crimes. But, as we all know, white collar criminals get off with much lighter sentences, and, furthermore, serve a far less harsh sentence than common criminals, playing basketball and getting jail cells nicer than my dorm room. Of course, the $21 million restitution fine helps, but he bilked clients out of far more.

The end result is, he'll end up spending eleven months in prison and then get out for a few years of probation.