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Deterrence, Retribution or Rehabilitation?

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Sun, 06/14/2009 - 7:00pm

From the New York Times:

On Monday, Judge Ricardo M.

Urbina of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, sentenced a former senior pharmaceutical executive to write a book.

Earlier this year the executive had pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the federal government about the company’s efforts to resolve a patent dispute over the blood thinner Plavix.