Mastro sentenced

[Kenny Cole]

Originally Posted by Jeffrompa

I think the sentence is way too light also . That is why I said I would like to read the judges ruling . Is there a Civil case to follow up the Criminal ? He can be found guilty there also and forced to pay restitution . He has ruined his reputation and name in front of the whole world . How much money will it take to buy that back ? The penalty doesn't fit the crime for sure . What I am saying is should we all be like that for money ?

Maybe a fraud case. That is problematic though. Where I practice, and I think (but don't know) in most other states, fraud has a discovery rule. Here, it is 2 years from the date you knew or should have known that you were being cheated. That can get pretty complicated and ugly when the defendant says that you should have known you were getting screwed years before if you had just read the fine print. I'm gonna try two cases in the next couple of months where that is one of the big issues

[WhenItWasAHobby]

So what's the status of Doug Allen?

[Brian Van Horn]

Is it possible that Mastro, Allen and Theotikos all end up in the same minimum security prison?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

Is it possible that Mastro, Allen and Theotikis all end up in the same minimum security prison?

VINTAGE LICENSE PLATE AUCTION

[Brian Van Horn]

From the O'Keefe/New York Daily News article:

"Mastro’s attorney, Michael Monico, had asked U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman in court papers filed earlier this month to give Mastro probation, describing the founder of Mastro Auctions as a deeply religious Catholic who has devoted his life to work with alcoholics, the homeless and the needy.

But Guzman, citing a memorandum filed by prosecutors last week, said he was troubled by the fact that Mastro had destroyed bidding records after learning that the FBI had launched an investigation into fraud in the sports memorabilia hobby in 2006.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Steven J. Dollear and Derek Owens said good works by Mastro, charged with mail fraud in a 2012 indictment, did not give him a “get-out-of-jail card.”

My opinion of Mastro, Allen and Theotikos?

[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

VINTAGE LICENSE PLATE AUCTION

Thumbs up.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by WhenItWasAHobby

So what's the status of Doug Allen?

As I posted, he is scheduled to be sentenced on October 14.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

As I posted, he is scheduled to be sentenced on October 14.

Sorry for overlooking that and thanks for the update.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by WhenItWasAHobby

So what's the status of Doug Allen?

There are a myriad of open issues relating to loss amount between Allen and the government so it's unlikely he's being sentenced in October.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by calvindog

There are a myriad of open issues relating to loss amount between Allen and the government so it's unlikely he's being sentenced in October.

So Doug is contesting even the relatively low figure the government claimed as to Bill?