Maury Brown reports that the federal prison system released Troy Ellerman 14 months before the end of his sentence. Ellerman went to jail for leaking the BALCO grand jury testimony:
In the federal system, parole is no longer available, as federal sentencing guidelines apply instead. In federal cases, there is something called “supervised release.” The length of a supervised release term is suggested by the sentencing guidelines, but in the end it’s decided by a judge. Probation is available only in limited circumstances.
There are a couple of ways out, however, but it’s not clear why Ellerman got off early.
Posted by David Pinto at 7:37 am | Cheating, Crime | Permalink | 1 Comment
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September 8th, 2009 @ 8:17 am
Soooooo,
It is clear (er, no pun intended) that Ellerman isn’t the one who’s leaking the names on the list of 104. A list that was kept secret until the US federal government got its hands on it.
Anyone else going to jail over that?