Myers Gets 18 Months in Waltz Case -- Go-Between Was Hardest to Sentence, Judge Says
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › December 24, 2007
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Barry Myers, the bagman-turned-government-witness, was well- entrenched in the bribery and extortion culture in the state legislature and as a result had much to tell federal prosecutors about himself and others.
That saint-and-sinner picture posed a dilemma for a federal judge Friday who said Myers was one of the most difficult Tennessee Waltz defendants he's had to sentence.See the full content of this document
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Myers Gets 18 Months in Waltz Case -- Go-Between Was Hardest to Sentence, Judge Says
"Mr. Myers was enmeshed in criminal conduct which is what made him so valuable to the government (as a witness)," U.S. Dist. Court Judge Jon McCalla said. "I...
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