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On Thursday, May 25, 2017 7:42 PM, "Ky-dallas Le dallas967@yahoo.com [ChinhNghiaViet]" wrote:

Chris Epps là Tù Trưởng, là Chúa Ngục, là Cai Tù ở Mississippi
(Head of the Mississippi Department of Correction)


Chris Epps ăn hối lộ, tham nhũng $1.4M,
dại dột phô trương: mua 2 căn nhà, đi xe Mercedez, mặc áo đắc tiền.
Nó tự hào là "con heo cao nhất trong máng" (tallest hog at the trough)
Kết quả:
bị phạt 20 năm.
Đổi đời: cai tù trở thành người tù.


Mississippi prison chief, Chris Epps, sentenced to nearly 20 years.

JACKSON, Miss. — The man who rose through the ranks from prison guard to the longest serving corrections commissioner in Mississippi history was sentenced Wednesday to almost 20 years in federal prison.

U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate also fined a gray-haired and shackled Chris Epps, 56, $100,000 for running one of the largest and longest criminal conspiracies in the state's history. The prosecution had recommended 13 years; the sentence was 235 months.

"This is not a simple crime," Wingate said. "This is the largest graft operation in the state of Mississippi, definitely the largest I have seen. Mr. Epps betrayed the state of Mississippi."

He had been head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for 12 years and was known for his expensive suits and Mercedes.

► November 2014: Mississippi prison chief accused of bribery, money laundering
► October 2014: Mississippi prisons prove dangerous to staff, inmates

Epps' fall from grace began in November 2014 when a 49-count federal indictment accused him of taking at least $1.4 million in bribes and kickbacks to steer more than $800 million worth of state prison contracts.

Epps pleaded guilty in February 2015 to bribery and filing a false income tax return. He faced a maximum 23 years in prison.
When given an opportunity to make a statement before the sentencing, Epps said he has had plenty of time to reflect.

"It comes back to greed," he said. "I made some stupid mistakes I will regret for the rest of my life."

He asked the state and others to forgive him.

"I hope this won't overshadow the 27 years of good things I have done," Epps said. "I can't say enough how sorry I am."

Epps received kickbacks on $868 million in contracts, Wingate said.

"He was able to have expensive homes and a vacation home. He was able to afford luxury cars and have fat bank accounts," Wingate said.

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