Stan "Pampy" Barre's Sentencing Date Has Been Delayed Until November 7, 2007

"Less than a week after political operative and restaurateur Stan "Pampy" Barre' helped prosecutors convict City Councilman Oliver Thomas, federal officials asked a judge to delay his sentencing, a sign that investigators believe Barre' can help in more corruption cases.

Thomas pleaded guilty last week to accepting bribes from Barré in exchange for his support for retaining a contract for managing public parking lots that Barré shared with a partner.

Barré was scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier on Sept. 5. After receiving an unopposed motion from U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office Friday, Barbier pushed the date to Nov. 7.

Prosecutors often ask judges to delay the sentencing of a convict whose testimony they need in another case. Because Thomas has already pleaded guilty, the government no longer needs Barré's help to make those charges stick." |Read more|

I hope this does not mean that Mr. Barre' should receive a lesser sentence as a result of his cooperation. After all, he was the one who set the entire corruption scheme in motion. Sure, it is easy now for him to pretend that he is remorseful. He has nothing to lose. If he believes that faking remorsefulness can somehow help him acquire a lesser sentence, I am sure that would not be hard for him to do. After all, he did try to portray himself as an honest and ethical businessman. We all know that was a lie.