Moriarty Sentenced to 7 Years
Former fireworks magnate W. Patrick Moriarty, the center of a continuing influence-peddling investigation, was sentenced today to seven years in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.4 million he received from the sale of a card club.
U.S. District Judge William Rea ordered Moriarty to surrender to begin his sentence before noon on Feb. 24. He ignored defense requests that Moriarty be sentenced to public-service work (Part II, Page 1). “He is the author of his own problems,” Rea said, adding that the humiliation Moriarty has suffered is insufficient punishment for the crimes.
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