You heard about the government’s request to free star Beef Plant witness Sean Carothers here on Slabbed last week. H/T to HD at Phunk & Wagnalls for the email and breaking news post. Here is the Patsy Brumfield story.
Sean Carothers, who pleaded guilty to defrauding the Community Bank of Rankin County during construction of the Mississippi Beef Plant, will be out of federal prison soon to help the government in its prosecution of others accused in the scandal.
Carothers has been in a federal prison in Pensacola, Fla., since soon after his March 2007 guilty plea.
His release was ordered today by U.S. District Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr., who reduced Carothers’ sentence to 12 months and one day, with the rest of be served on house arrest.
Biggers also ordered Carothers to report within two days of his release to the U.S. Probation Service in north Mississippi.
Greenlee must like what we’re going to hear.
Indeed HD. All this talk about him being a fact V expert witness will be put to the test. My business experience tells me Mr Carothers is an expert in general contracting. Plus he had a front row seat with TFG.
I suspect there are some very happy employees at Carothers Construction today.
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I believe there are some happy employees at CC (and elsewhere)!
I guess if I’m Musgrove, I’m a little nervous today…I can’t wait to see how this plays out. Should make for some good drama.
Sop,
So he’s going to testify as an “expert” witness? He ‘qualified’?
A copy of Judge Biggers’ Order reducing Carothers’ sentence and ordering his release is linked here and posted under USA v Moultrie on the left sidebar.
Carothers wasn’t released yesterday – they ran into a couple of SNAFU’s (plane was late, paper work wasn’t completed), so I expect him to be released today.
That had to be frustrating, HD. Is he on his way home now?
I think he’s on his way home….but I haven’t heard for sure, yet.
He’s not out yet…paper work is taking a minute.
What’s going on with the Draper (sp?) trial? I haven’t heard a thing about it – did it start yesterday?