Woman Faces Sentencing For Ricin-Laced Letters To Obama
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) A Texas woman faces sentencing for sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The sentencing hearing for 36-year-old Shannon Guess Richardson is set for Wednesday in federal court in Texarkana, Texas.
Richardson pleaded guilty in December to possessing and producing a biological toxin. Her attorney says that under the plea deal her prison time would be capped at 18 years.
Richardson was arrested in June 2013 after authorities said she tried to implicate her estranged husband after he filed for divorce. Prosecutors say Richardson, who had minor acting roles in film and television, mailed three letters from New Boston, outside Texarkana, then went to police and claimed that her husband did it.
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)I thought only people who held signs protesting Bush/Cheney were held accountable and that to the right, anything is "Fair Game" for President Obama.
Aristus
(66,099 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)She'd probably be facing terror charges and would spend life in prison.
Turbineguy
(37,213 posts)should use Fox News and RW hate radio to mitigate the sentence.
jayschool
(180 posts)That's gets her to 2032, which means President Warren will be safe during both her terms (2017-2025) as will President Jason Carter for most of his two terms (2025-2033).
LuckyLib
(6,814 posts)Well, we do have our priorities. Her crime, not up there with the mandatory minimums.