Winehole23
06-13-2015, 01:14 PM
A former Republican political operative convicted in the first federal criminal case of illegal coordination between a campaign and a purportedly independent ally was sentenced Friday to two years in prison a lighter punishment than prosecutors sought but one that still served as a sharp warning.
Under questioning from U.S. District Judge Liam OGrady, Tyler Harber said: Im guilty of this. I knew it was wrong when I did it. But Harber said he was not motivated by greed or a lust for power he simply wanted to win an election and believed that what he was doing was a common, if illegal, practice.
I got caught up in what politics has become, said Harber, 34, a resident of Alexandria.http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/feds-want-nearly-4-year-sentence-for-republican-operative-convicted-of-illegal-coordination/2015/06/11/7ecbdc72-0ed0-11e5-9726-49d6fa26a8c6_story.html
Under questioning from U.S. District Judge Liam OGrady, Tyler Harber said: Im guilty of this. I knew it was wrong when I did it. But Harber said he was not motivated by greed or a lust for power he simply wanted to win an election and believed that what he was doing was a common, if illegal, practice.
I got caught up in what politics has become, said Harber, 34, a resident of Alexandria.http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/feds-want-nearly-4-year-sentence-for-republican-operative-convicted-of-illegal-coordination/2015/06/11/7ecbdc72-0ed0-11e5-9726-49d6fa26a8c6_story.html