I really don't think the male inmates would be boinking the old gal. Besides, she doesn't play for our team. I hear she likes tuna.
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| Prosecutors Seek 30 yrs For Terr Lawyer Lynne Stewart |
| 2006-09-05 |
| Note this is an AP story... N.Y. Prosecutors Want Lawyer Punished Prosecutors seeking a 30-year prison term for a lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists have called her behavior "flagrant abuse of her profession" ahead of next month's sentencing hearing. Lynne Stewart was convicted in February 2005 of providing material support to terrorists by releasing a statement by her client, Sheik Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, who was imprisoned after being convicted in 1995 of plotting to blow up New York City landmarks. Stewart's "egregious, flagrant abuse of her profession, abuse that amounted to material support to a terrorist group, deserves to be severely punished," prosecutors wrote in a document submitted Thursday to a judge. Her lawyers have argued that Stewart should receive no prison time, arguing that a harsh sentence would frighten other lawyers from representing notorious clients and that Stewart's three decades of distinguished work for indigent clients should speak louder than a single serious mistake. The prosecutors see it differently. "Stewart did not walk a fine line of zealous advocacy and accidentally fall over it; she marched across it and into a criminal conspiracy," Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Dember wrote. "The government obviously did not prosecute Stewart because she is a zealous advocate, but rather for blatantly and repeatedly violating the law." Dember wrote that Stewart's "conduct was not isolated to one single event; rather, it showed a pattern of purposeful and willful conduct, in which she played a central role in repeated fraudulent attempts to pass messages to and from Abdel-Rahman." He also said Stewart lied at her trial when she said the government knew that special prison rules allowed the sheik's lawyers to issue news releases, and when she denied knowing an overseas terrorist until her trial. The government also rejected arguments that the terrorism case was handled differently because of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying the criminal investigation of Stewart began before then. Stewart, 65, had argued that Abdel-Rahman was engaging in protected speech when he expressed his opinion about a cease fire by Islamic militants in Egypt that Stewart passed along in a 2000 news release. Stewart was convicted along with Mohamed Yousry, an Arabic interpreter, and Ahmed Abdel Sattar, a U.S. postal worker. The government sought a 20-year prison term for Yousry and a life sentence for Sattar. Yousry also was convicted of providing material support to terrorists. Sattar was convicted of conspiracy to kill and kidnap people in a foreign country. 30 yrs works for me. |
| Posted by:Clereng Glomolet2652 |
| #17 So she's out when she's, what, 95? Ah, she can do that standing on her very ugly head... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-09-05 22:20 |
| #16 Damn you, TR! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-05 20:37 |
| #15 "0 The PAINNNNNN-------- TW where's brillo.. sand paper and bleach!!!!! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-05 19:13 |
| #14 This waste of skin deserves all 30 years and more. Abetting terrorists is treason combined with attempted mass-murder. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-05 15:20 |
| #13 Ehehehehehe! I'll get you my pretty! And your little dog too! |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-05 14:57 |
| #12 No brooms. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-05 14:03 |
| #11 Why is she still walking around? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-05 13:58 |
| #10 Mole whiskers coming right up! I really don't think the male inmates would be boinking the old gal. Besides, she doesn't play for our team. I hear she likes tuna. |
| Posted by: Texas Redneck 2006-09-05 13:44 |
| #9 Her defense team's arguments sure convince me... to give her 40 years. If only it would discourage lawyers from making games out of these trials. |
| Posted by: Oldcat 2006-09-05 11:33 |
| #8 Just stick her in with the men. They'll boink her to death in a few weeks. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-05 11:32 |
| #7 I say give her the spike for treason. It might make the others who think like her cogitate a bit more before following in her footsteps. |
| Posted by: mac 2006-09-05 10:19 |
| #6 Strangely she hasn't found too many supporters amongst the Donks. Burn in hell witch. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-09-05 10:19 |
| #5 Prosecutors Seek 30 yrs For Terr Lawyer Lynne Stewart Hip Hip Hoorah...Hip Hip Hoorah this one article put me in a great mood.. heh I feel so gud thatr ima thinking about posting the crone's pic!! yep!! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-05 10:14 |
| #4 Here's hoping she gets the 30 years the gov't is arguing for (though I doubt she will). I'd settle on 20 years which might, in her case given her age, be tantamount to a "life" sentence. Her conviction was in Feb., 2005. Was her ticket to practise law pulled in Feb. 2005? If not, why not? Anyone know? More importantly: I hoping the judge in her case will not permit her to remain free on bond during the inevitable appeal process. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-09-05 09:51 |
| #3 Let her rot. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-05 09:13 |
| #2 N. Y. C. Wonder if the judge knows somebody who went down in the Towers. Things ain't lookin good Lynne, things ain't lookin good. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-05 08:51 |
| #1 thank you for not posting the troll's pic. The mole-whiskers really grosses me out |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-05 08:46 |