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Criminal

Feb. 10, 2023

Criminal charges against Girardi are nothing more than a paper tiger

Girardi is already confined to an assisted living location. Moving him to another, even if it is prison, will not inflict much, if any, penalty upon him. But there will be a significant penalty on taxpayers who will have to pay more than $50,000 a year to incarcerate someone who is so sick.

Antonio R. Sarabia II

IP Business Law, Inc.

320 via Pasqual
Redondo Beach , California 90277

Email: asarabia2@gmail.com

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Then Play On was an early, bluesy Fleetwood Mac album. The album title brings to mind two recent criminal case filings by US attorneys. US attorneys in Chicago and Los Angeles have filed criminal charges against Thomas Girardi. The main purposes for filing criminal charges are to stop the crime, penalize the defendant, help the victims and deter similar conduct by others. These recent filings miss all four purposes. These filings also fall...

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