Mastro sentencing update

[Kenny Cole]

Some will be seen, although unfortunately not nearly enough.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole

Some will be seen, although unfortunately not nearly enough.

Only those who write to the judge. He's not surfing Net 54.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Bill's lawyers respond to the letters written a couple of years ago, but do not appear to address more recent ones which appear to be under seal, docket entry 178 dated July 15. (Unless there is a separate sealed portion of the memo addressing them.)



We acknowledge and respect the eleven former customers of Mastro Auctions who have
submitted victim impact letters to the Court during the past two years ago. (Doc. Nos. 90, 91,
112, 113, 114, 124, 146, 147, 150); (Supplemental Report to S.R.). As the Court is aware, this
case has generated widespread publicity and media attention, even prompting internet posts
encouraging former customers to write directly to the Court.20 Respectfully, and without in any
way diminishing the seriousness of Bill’s offense, it is incumbent upon us as counsel to address
some of the letters’ unsubstantiated allegations and to correct basic factual errors and omissions.

[Peter_Spaeth]

In sum, we respectfully submit that any term of imprisonment would create unwarranted
disparity between Bill and the numerous defendants who have received non-custodial sentences
for far more serious crimes, including those who flooded the market with outright forgeries and
who fixed commission rates for the world’s two leading auction houses. The need to avoid
unwarranted disparities counsels strongly in favor of probation for Bill.

(Part of this argument was based on the no prison term sentence given to the president and CEO of Sotheby's in the price-fixing case.)

[Rob D.]

Thank you for all of your effort on this Mastro thing, Peter.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Thank you for all of your effort on this Mastro thing, Peter.

A few cut and pastes was all really.

[Jay Wolt]

I don't get it, you can be a con man, thief & a crook & you hand a judge letters of support from friends & family and that will help you get exonerated?
Guess you don't need to tow the line if there really isn't true repercussions.