Drunken Wisdom

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2006/5/29

EX TEACHER SENTENCED IN DRUG CONSPIRACY CASE

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@ 07:52 AM (41 months, 27 days ago)
A FORMER VA. AND MD. EDUCATORWAS CONVICTED ON MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES IN A DRUG CONSPIRACY CASE WAS SENTENCED TO 6 1/2 YEARS IN PRISON. PROSECUTORS HAD ASKED FOR A SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS ARGUING THAT PAMELA HOFFLER RIDDICK SHOULD RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE UNDER THE LAW. U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE WALTER D. KELLY JR. SENTENCED RIDDICK TO THE LOW END OF FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND SAID HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN LESS TIME HAD THE RULES ALLOWED. A FORMER STANDOUT EDUCATOR IN VIRGINIA BEACH AND IN  NORFOLK. RIDDICK WENT ON TO WORK IN SUBURBAN WASHINGTON.RIDDICK WAS ONE OF 40 PEOPLE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A RING THAT FEDERAL AGENTS CONVISCATED  $20 MILLION IN MARIJUANAcry AND COCAINEbiggrin DEFENSE LAWYERS HAD ARGUED THAT RIDDICKS EX- BOYFRIEND, A KEY WITNESS IN THE TRIAL, LIED AND CONTRADICTED HIMSELF AND THUS WASNT CREDIBLE. RIDDICK HAS BEEN GIVEN 45 DAYS TO REPORT TO PRISON.    REBUTTAL AND COMMENT.RIDDICK IS LOOKED UP TO AND KEELY SAID HE WOULD HAVE EVEN GIVEN HER LESS OF A SENTENCE IF HE WAS ALLOWED.NOT A VERY GOOD IMAGE FOR VA. AND THE MANUFACTURING OF COCAINE