Pastner v bell

[Techwood Relict]

Oh, dayumm. @kg01 does that all the time. You DO realize how many burner accounts he has on this forum, right?

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It is hard to tell dtm and kg apart sometimes.....

 

[dtm1997]

It is hard to tell dtm and kg apart sometimes.....

Shouldn't be a challenge. I don't make **** ice cream choices.

 

[kg01]

Shouldn't be a challenge. I don't make **** ice cream choices.

Yeah and I'm not a big ol' meany.

 

[kg01]

Looks like sentencing got moved to 7/18.

 

[flounder]

It looks like it got moved to the 26th ... maybe? I'm not a lawyer so I'm having a hard time making sense of what's in PACER.

Edit: The prosecuter filed a sentencing memorandum that recommended a minimum of 33 months.

Re-edit: Yep. Moved to the 26th.

 

[kg01]

It looks like it got moved to the 26th ... maybe? I'm not a lawyer so I'm having a hard time making sense of what's in PACER.

Edit: The prosecuter filed a sentencing memorandum that recommended a minimum of 33 months.

Re-edit: Yep. Moved to the 26th.

Thanks for hacking into the federal apparatus and securing the update.

 

[MidtownJacket]

Thanks for hacking into the federal apparatus and securing the update.

Liking this with a time sensitive delete tag so I don’t get subpoenaed in the fall out.

#ModeratorGoodies

 

[flounder]

33 months plus 3 years of supervised release.

 

[kg01]

33 months plus 3 years of supervised release.

Appreciate the updates. I hope these are the grimiest 33 months of that dude's life.

 

[slugboy]

Appreciate the updates. I hope these are the grimiest 33 months of that dude's life.

He’s not young. Mortgages, home, businesses all wrecked for 6-10 years or more for being a fool and an a******

 

[GT33]

I hope these are the grimiest 33 months of that dude's life.

I hear there’s a blue light special at the jail tonight- $5 for 5 mins at the Bell Cell to celebrate the grand opening.

 

[brandon_cox]

33 months plus 3 years of supervised release.

Nothing on the web. Are you getting that from Pacer?

 

[flounder]

Nothing on the web. Are you getting that from Pacer?

Yeah, they just uploaded it there. Here's the judgment. https://www.dropbox.com/s/fafire5e1355k9t/show_temp.pdf?dl=0

 

[kg01]

He’s not young. Mortgages, home, businesses all wrecked for 6-10 years or more for being a fool and an a******

A real 'was it worth it?' moment.

I hear there’s a blue light special at the jail tonight- $5 for 5 mins at the Bell Cell to celebrate the grand opening.

When ol' Ron-boy sees the line wrap 'round the (cell)block ...

 

[brandon_cox]

Yeah, they just uploaded it there. Here's the judgment. https://www.dropbox.com/s/fafire5e1355k9t/show_temp.pdf?dl=0

Thanks for that. My Pacer account is inactive and it's a real pain to get it up and running again

 

[ESPNjacket]

This is good to see. It was such a clear fabrication from the start. It was sad some GT fans actually gave it credence.

 

[flounder]

The DOJ just put out a press release. No new information, but some good quotes.

Arizona man who extorted Georgia Tech sentenced to prison

Ronald Bell has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for extorting Georgia Tech. Bell recruited a security guard to falsely claim that the guard witnessed an assault by its basketball coach in exchange for part of the extortion payout he expected to receive from the university.

www.justice.gov

“Ronald Bell tried to extort Georgia Tech and ruin the reputation of its basketball coach,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “As federal prosecutors, we have a responsibility to the citizens of this district to pursue accountability and justice for crimes of sexual violence. But in this case Bell attempted to exploit the mission of our office, and law enforcement partners, to combat sexual assault through a brazen effort to enrich himself at the expense of Georgia Tech and a member of its staff. Bell has now been held accountable for his crime.”

“Bell sought to severely damage the reputation of the institution and their coach solely for his own financial gain,” said Keri Farley, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “This sentence proves that the FBI will not tolerate false allegations and will do everything in our power to seek the truth and hold individuals who commit these type of crimes accountable for their selfish actions.”

 

[brandon_cox]

A couple of quick thoughts: This was a serious flex by the powers that be at Georgia Tech. Getting the US Attorney's office and the FBI to go after that scumbag for crimes committed years ago required some serious string pulling. I especially liked how they framed the narrative that the school was also a victim of Ron and not just Josh. Once the FBI got involved our pal Ron never had a chance.

I made myself a note to follow up in a few weeks and see where he's doing his time. Given his past criminal history, it will be interesting to see where he ends up. Certainly it won't be a maximum security prison, but hopefully it won't be a minimum security one either. I want his time to be hard.

 

[mstranahan]

The sentencing document said they recommended placing him in the appropriate level facility (or words to that effect) as close to Tempe as possible

 

[MWT89]

I’m happy Pastner’s complete vindication ends with Bell in prison. I’d buy Josh a beer but he wouldn’t drink it.