Thing is though: why did law enforcement have to wait until he outed himself on Facebook? Aren’t banks bristling with security cameras and whatnot? Salami slicing in that sort of environment must be virtually impossible, yet apparently he got away with dozens of thefts without ever being noticed. How?
Tempo gain closed it at the end of November.
Oh yeah…
I think you’re confusing must with should.
Don’t they know they’re supposed to support him?
Ha. But this was a 29 yro woman.
Yeah, but she’s just the Deputy, so everything she does is on the Sheriff’s behalf.
Okay now I get it. Har har. Good one.
The media is making it sound like he’s going to spend decades in prison but it’s not likely.
The US Federal government goes by the guideline, and people get like 5 years for stealing MILLIONS of dollars.
So depending on how much the prosecutor says he stole, he might face about 3 or so years in a Federal camp or low. Not really prison. 95% of the time the case goes to plea bargain.
If a weapon is involved this is something else, but it doesn’t look like it is.
Yeah, if it’s a first offense he likely will have much of his life left to him. However, his days of working in white-collar jobs are very likely in his rearview mirror. Major violations of employer trust - and this is definitely a big one - are not taken lightly in the private sector.
He might be able to find white-collar employment in the public sector or with some non-profits. Pay’s not likely to be good, but for a guy who likes to cut corners it probably beats working with bricks the rest of his life.
well if he’s working at a bank it’s likely he wasn’t a convicted felon or it’s been long enough even the Federal government would disregard it.
So probably likely he’ll be doing maybe 2 years at most in a camp assuming he doesn’t take it to trial.
You make a lot of unfounded assumptions.
Here’s his background. A real solid member of society!
Monsivis has an extensive criminal history — mostly traffic offenses — according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
He has been charged with multiple DUIs and multiple counts of driving with his license either suspended or canceled. Other arrests include charges of unlawfully carrying a concealed firearm, battery of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, hit-and-run with property damage and possession of synthetic marijuana.
US Federal sentencing guidelines are very specific about what offenses can count and what can’t.
But it’s weird that he was able to get a job working at banks… don’t they have really high standards as far as criminal history?
DUI is a misdemeanor, and charged doesn’t mean convicted. Federal guidelines only cover convictions but they still list any arrests and pending charges on their pre sentence report.
Either way, those offenses and histories mostly non violent in nature. But we’ll never really know how the case will ultimately play out. So they will probably result in a small enhancement in his guideline range, but not mean he’ll spend decades in a federal prison. CNN only lists maximum penalty and consecutive sentences are almost never handed out unless it’s of a violent nature (say multiple murder, armed drug trafficking, bank robbery with violence, etc.)
He was given theft charges and embezzlement which only section 2B1.1 and he’ll have anywhere from 12-18 offense levels, depending on how they apply enhancements, if any. 3 level reduction if he pleads out (which most likely he will).
So he’s not looking at anywhere near 10 years.
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Where is the reference which says he was working in a bank?
Blockquote A bank employee in Charlotte, North Carolina, allegedly stole $88,000 from the bank’s vault, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina.
And how would someone get access to a bank vault unless he works there?
Shit! My bad. I thought you were referring to the genius who just crashed his truck into the airport! Lol. No wonder I was lost! Senior moment there!
I had to say something because CNN made it sound like he’ll spend 100 years in prison for stealing from a vault. I’ve seen people who get 3-5 years for stealing literally millions in the Federal system. Unless there are aggravating circumstances (such as robbing the bank with a note, cracking the safe with tools, etc.) it’s considered a white collar crime. If he’s a US citizen and has nothing else (if you had extensive criminal history you wouldn’t be working at a bank), he should be looking at maybe 2 years at a Federal prison camp. The detention (if he’s not on bail) in a Federal detention center or county jail is the worst time he’ll get during this debacle, and he may be required to pay restitution to the bank during his supervised release (most likely 3 years).
A Federal prison camp has no fence around the perimeter and have minimal control within the facility. Sometimes they’ll be doing jobs that can’t be done by people in a secure facility such as sweeping around or between perimeter fences of facilities the camp is attached to.
Whether or not he’ll face additional charge from North Carolina is another matter, it depends on how his lawyer negotiate things. But Federal public defenders aren’t bad and often does much more than a state public defender will…
Crashing a car into an airport, that’s something else. Maybe he can plead insanity…
But all in all saying he’ll face a ton of time for each charge on CNN just makes for a more entertaining read. Almost nobody gets consecutive sentences for a white collar crime unless he’s Bernie Madoff. It’s even likely this guy won’t lose his gun rights because financial crime is an exception to loss of gun rights (because of corruption).
Keep in mind that Charlotte has become to American finance what Dallas was thirty years ago, and the entire state benefits as a result. I’m pretty sure North Carolina is not going to take this lying down.