While Gosnell insisted his pre-court refreshments did not impact his decision to plead guilty, the judge threw out his plea and rescheduled it – just to be safe.Īt any rate, if you’ve ever earned Staples rewards or rebates that somehow vanished before you could claim them, then hearing what Gosnell and his co-conspirators did just might drive you to drink.įederal prosecutors say Gosnell worked with husband-and-wife team John and Analyn Douglas of Alpharetta, Georgia, to claim other customers’ rewards and rebates as their own, which they then used to buy products at Staples office supply stores, and sell them online. On September 26th, immediately after Gosnell pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, probation officers gave him a breathalyzer test, and found that his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit. The first time he pleaded guilty last month – he was a little impaired. His plea on Friday was actually his second attempt to accept responsibility for his crime. It’s just probably not a good idea to do it right before your plea hearing.Ĥ6-year-old Layne Michael Gosnell of Duluth, Georgia has pleaded guilty for his part in a scheme to defraud Staples, by stealing more than $1.4 million of other customers’ Staples Rewards and rebates. If you were faced with up to 20 years in federal prison, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in forfeiture and restitution, you might be tempted to drown your sorrows a bit before resigning yourself to your fate.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |