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Feds seeking only sentence of probation for Miguel Tejada based on lying conviction

By Douglas A. Berman

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As detailed in pieces from the AP and from SI.com, federal prosecutors are not asking for an jail time in the upcoming sentencing of Miguel Tejada. Here are some details from the SI report: The United States Attorney's office has recommended that Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada receive a sentence of probation for lying to congressional investigators in 2005, according to a memorandum filed on Thursday in Washington, D.C., federal court. The filing, which also calls for Tejada to pay a fine and participate in youth-based community service, is a suggested sentencing -- not a binding one -- for Washington magistrate judge Alan Kay. Kay will issue Tejada's punishment next Thursday, when the 34-year-old shortstop is due back in court...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).

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