Leland Yee: From the State House to the Big House

Former California State Democratic Senator Leland Yee today was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

“Yee also agreed to forfeit about $33,000, mostly from his campaign account for secretary of state, according to a court filing by prosecutors.”

Huh? If it’s in a campaign fund, unless Yee donated it to himself, shouldn’t it go back to his campaign contributors?

It being California, it would not surprise me at all to see him paroled well before that five years is up. (Update: Mike wrote to remind me that Yee coped to Federal rather than State charges, as Uncle Sam’s parole tends to be a lot tougher to earn.)

Reminder: Former Yee co-defendant Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow has been convicted on 152 counts, but has not been sentenced yet.

(Hat tip: Dwight.)

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