JustRalph
03-20-2003, 04:06 PM
From DRF:
Harn sentenced to one year in pick six case
By MATT HEGARTY
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Chris Harn, the mastermind of last year's Breeders' Cup pick six scam, was sentenced Thursday to an unexpectedly lenient one year in prison while his co-conspirators received sentences of two and three years.
U.S. District Judge Charles L. Brieant cited Harn's cooperation with federal investigators to explain Harn's light sentence. Brieant said he doubted that federal prosecutors would have had a case without Harn's assistance.
Harn must report to prison on May 1, the judge ordered, along with Derrick Davis, who was sentenced to three years, and Glen DaSilva, who got two years. All three will likely serve in minimum-security prisons near family members.
The sentences brought to a close the criminal proceedings against the three, who were former fraternity brothers at Drexel Unversity. Harn and DaSilva had pleaded guilty to felony counts of conspiracy to commit fraud and money-laundering while Davis had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud.
All three defendents declined to comment after the sentencing. Lawyers for the three said the sentences were within their expectations.
Harn, a former employee of Autotote, admitted to manipulating pick six and pick four bets placed into telephone accounts held by Davis and DaSilva through Catskill OTB in New York. One of the bets was on the Breeders' Cup pick six, a scam that could have netted the conspirators $3.1 million if it had gone undetected. The three also admitted to cashing counterfeits of unredeemed winning tickets at tracks along the Eastern seaboard.
Harn sentenced to one year in pick six case
By MATT HEGARTY
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Chris Harn, the mastermind of last year's Breeders' Cup pick six scam, was sentenced Thursday to an unexpectedly lenient one year in prison while his co-conspirators received sentences of two and three years.
U.S. District Judge Charles L. Brieant cited Harn's cooperation with federal investigators to explain Harn's light sentence. Brieant said he doubted that federal prosecutors would have had a case without Harn's assistance.
Harn must report to prison on May 1, the judge ordered, along with Derrick Davis, who was sentenced to three years, and Glen DaSilva, who got two years. All three will likely serve in minimum-security prisons near family members.
The sentences brought to a close the criminal proceedings against the three, who were former fraternity brothers at Drexel Unversity. Harn and DaSilva had pleaded guilty to felony counts of conspiracy to commit fraud and money-laundering while Davis had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud.
All three defendents declined to comment after the sentencing. Lawyers for the three said the sentences were within their expectations.
Harn, a former employee of Autotote, admitted to manipulating pick six and pick four bets placed into telephone accounts held by Davis and DaSilva through Catskill OTB in New York. One of the bets was on the Breeders' Cup pick six, a scam that could have netted the conspirators $3.1 million if it had gone undetected. The three also admitted to cashing counterfeits of unredeemed winning tickets at tracks along the Eastern seaboard.