Crawford spared jail time
Executive Summary
A federal judge sentences former FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford to three years of supervised probation and fines totaling approximately $90,000 Feb. 27, according to reports. While the fines are harsher than the $50,000 recommended by prosecution, the sentence does not impose jail time on Crawford, who pleaded guilty in D.C. federal court Oct. 17 to owning company stocks that caused conflicts of interest and to making false statements about those stock holdings during his tenure at the agency (1"The Pink Sheet" Oct. 23, 2006, p. 20). The two charges, conflict of interest and false reporting - both misdemeanors - carry maximum penalties of one year in prison and $100,000 fines...
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