Man gets 10 months for selling $12k in countefeit coins

[natsb88]

BANGOR, ME - A Waterville man who sold counterfeit coins was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to serve 10 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

Mwashuma M. Sithole, 32, was sentenced by Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. in U.S. District Court in Bangor for the crime, to which he pleaded guilty on May 9, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice that cites U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II.

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[TwoAndAHalfCents]

Thanks for posting the story. I followed the links and came across this at the end of the article.

It says Sithole had never spent more than 10 days in jail, this was his first felony conviction, and he has relationships and family that make him a good candidate for probation. He also has a committed relationship with a woman, that he has helped raise her three daughters and has been a positive influence in their lives, the document states. Sithole’s mother died from breast cancer in 2011, after which he suffered from depression and alcoholism, according to the document.

Does the author expect us to feel sorry for this guy? What about those people that were sold the fake coins? They are the victims here.

[Recyclersteve]

Thanks for posting the story. I followed the links and came across this at the end of the article.

It says Sithole had never spent more than 10 days in jail, this was his first felony conviction, and he has relationships and family that make him a good candidate for probation. He also has a committed relationship with a woman, that he has helped raise her three daughters and has been a positive influence in their lives, the document states. Sithole’s mother died from breast cancer in 2011, after which he suffered from depression and alcoholism, according to the document.

Does the author expect us to feel sorry for this guy? What about those people that were sold the fake coins? They are the victims here.

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[beauanderos]

they spelled his name wrong.

[Recyclersteve]

they spelled his name wrong.

Both the judge and the defendant have unusual names.