If he weren't so greedy, he probably could have scored a quarter mill no ?s asked.
Idiot. =p

LOL! lovethemidwest: Read the entire thread. I'm not "complaining" about ANYthing LOL!!!! Seriously dude, you are making me laugh. You should probably consider some other topic to be upset about.

Hey Superdave, you complain about child molestors being brought up, that its not part of the story. Well GUESS WHAT?! NEITHER IS MARIJUANA!!!!! Its ok for YOU to bring up something off topic but not someone else?

No. I have seen stats many times but don't have any links at the moment. Drug use is not *always* victimless. Few things are. But I would contend that people should not be prosecuted, let alone sent to prison(!) for their personal drug use. You may have noticed that recent US Presidents were ALL known drug users (Obama, GW Bush, Clinton), and yet support the "War on Drugs". The supposed drug war (like the health care debate, the financial collapse, the GM and Chrysler takeovers) is all about government control and power, nothing more.

LOL Sorry, I should have proof read that a little closer.

Oh and I should wanted to add. That your definition of a victimless crime is probably not the same as mine or maybe someone elses. I do not see drug use as a victimless crime. I see the effects of it and how it effects society. I do not find that victimless.

superdave-I am sure that is very true. Do you have any links or stats that show what the percentage of those people is?

Actually, there are people who are in prison for possession only (NOT distributing). And that's why I specifically used the word "victimless".

superdave: I don't think your going to find any pot heads who smokes a joint in jail for a long term, unless he's stupid enough to get cought all the time. Now if he wants to sell the drugs your no longer talking a victimless crime, i'm will to guess most drug dealers will sell to anyone kids included. Those people can rot in jail for all i care.

First of all, I don't understand why this guy didn't just take a job in government so he could steal legally. This article has nothing to do with child molesters, as much as some of you would like it to. But since you brought up the issue of prison overcrowding, the answer to that is simple. Stop prosecuting people for victimless crimes - this applies most obviously to drug use. People who smoke an occasional joint should be left alone, they are not hurting anybody. The people who SHOULD be in prison are those who misappropriate such huge amounts of money that it is beyond comprehension, but unfortunately many of those people are currently holding office in DC. Getting back to the story...while it's true that people in prison will have a hard time making restitution, well that's their problem. If a family member wants to step up and pay off the victim(s), then consider parole. If not, too bad - you shouldn't have stolen the money in the first place. Think about that while you sit in your cell for the next several decades.

facts101--I know. It's quite disturbing how as we move to be more 'progressive' as a society it seems we become more backwards. I will never understand why criminals are granted such rights and luxuries. And we wonder why crime continually rises?

lovnlife: four letters on why we cannot "punish" these crimnals ACLU God forbid we make anyone uncomfortable.

Seeking punishment isn't about making us feel better, it's 'supposed' to be a deterrent to the criminal. The problem is that our jails our no longer what they once were. Jail time used to mean you lived in a horrible place, had to do hard labor and didn't get the luxuries of life. Sadly, what about jail deters anyone now? So, I agree that jail time for crimes like this mean little to the criminal. We need to find a way to 'punish' these people that will actually make them stop and think about what they're doing. What that is, I'm not sure.

bostonbill: Seriously, you need to go to boston, let this guy work for you then if you trust people like that so much. I hope I sound pretty clear to YOU. As far as we know this guy has been doing this since 2003, yeah sound like a stand up guy.

justaguy: Seriously, you need to go to bed.
I thought janesvillean was pretty clear. JMO

janesvillean: It's people like you saying the crooks have more right than the honest people and don't put them in jail. You are right about we put more in jail then most other counties but we let them right back out on the street before they do a 4th other their time and they are out doing it again or worse. Plus I hope your only talking about the crook here and not the molesters in the world, they just need to be taken out back and shot "my thought"

Restitution is about making the victim whole again, not seeking punishment so we can feel better about ourselves. I don't care if it takes him the rest of his life to pay off that $1 million, but if you put him in jail, the victim gets $0.
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We already imprison people at five times the rate of the rest of the world, and it hasn't made us any safer.

I couldnt agree more on that one.

lovethemidwest: I have to agree with you on locking up the child molestors for life. I'm sick of watching the news and hearing of another kid coming up missing only to be found later dead. I'd love to get my hands on those creeps myself and give them justice. But this guy here in the story needs to spend along time in jail also ... but I think the child molestor/killer should be put to death, no if's and's or buts.

I agree with you lovethemidwest! Our jails are filled with small time crimes and they let child molesters out on huber, the bracelet or bail. Once a pervert always a pervert. Keep them locked up and away from our kids. I would rather have a drug dealer in the neighborhood than a child molester.

"Screw fines and restitution. Let's get out of this dream world where this guy will ever be able to pay restitution. Once a crook always a crook.
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I'm tired of seeing this white collar crime punished with a slap on the hand. Put this guy in the pen for the rest of his life. He can pay restitution with 'a pound of flesh' in there."
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Yeah cuz thats much worse than molesting kids and getting a few months in huber. Much rather see the guys that steal from companies do life than people that hurt our children. Make this guy WORK two jobs and take a considerable percentage after he does some time. Lock up the child molestors for life, instead of letting them run ice cream shops across from parks.

They may have been watching him for a long time or trying to figure who was doing it and making a case to prove it. You can't trust anyone,you know who pays for these crimes, life in jail.

charges were filed in june09, the gazette just got around, to publish a story reguarding the matter.better late than ever.

This seems like a long time to go before getting caught. Nobody watching the store?

How would he pay over a $1,000,000 in fines and restitution?

He kept $239K out of $273K written

something's not right there..."of the $237,000 written in check, he kept $239,000"? He is an unbelievable thief if he can pull that one off.