Paragallo guilty on 33 cruelty counts; Sentencing 5/18

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Buckpasser

Headline only, good to see this dirt bag get what's coming to him.

Lock up. Throw away key.

[randallscott35]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/sp...o.html?src=twr

[Kasept]

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

Wow. Michael Vick shoulda held the dog fighting in NYS only...and be white.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

A joke. But these laws on animal cruelty must be strengthened.

[dpkovalesky]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

i hope that money is being put toward a rescue group.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

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What's wrong with this picture?

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

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What's wrong with this picture?

Get a grip!

It's not like he embezzled money from the government!

[pointman]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

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What's wrong with this picture?

Unfortunately, all of these crimes were misdemeanors in New York State, not felonies. Regardless of the number of misdemeanors you are convicted of (i.e. 33 counts), and regardless that probably most, if not all, carry a maximum of one year imprisonment (which is probably the correct assumption that they all do based on the amount of possible fines), the maximum aggregate jail time one can get in New York on misdemeanors which technically carry the possibility of consecutive jail time is 2 years, which is the reason why he is facing a maximum of two years and not 33 years.

Undoubtedly, New York needs to upgrade many animal cruelty offenses to felonies.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

Good.

Let's see if any tracks let him back into the sport in the future.

[richard]

A sad and shocking episode results in another lax penalty .

[randallscott35]

He should be thrown in the tank at Sea World.

[Riot]

It doesn't mention whether he is allowed to own animals again in NY or not - I suspect there is no ruling prohibiting him from going right back out and purchasing all the TB horses he wants, and getting right back into the breeding business.

[randallscott35]

Ironic that this is the ass clown who owns half of Unsound Song and continues to decimate the breed with his offspring.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by Cardus

If he decided, let's say five years from now, to get back into the game and buy 20, 30 horses at auction -- I don't know his situation, and the numbers are hypothetical -- I think he'd be back in business.

I don't think so. He's blackballed, and aren't there some licensing issues he would have to deal with?

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Cardus

If he decided, let's say five years from now, to get back into the game and buy 20, 30 horses at auction -- I don't know his situation, and the numbers are hypothetical -- I think he'd be back in business.

Chris, I am not sure there is anything the Court can do (at least for the long term) to prevent him from owning horses, but I doubt highly that he will ever be able to obtain a license in New York to race horses again. The judge could Order as a condition of probation (if he receives probation, but then he could not get more than 60 days in jail, possibly 120 days if it is permissible to run consecutively which I have never seen before) and it would only be 3 years probation (maybe 6 years, again never seen misdemeanor probation run consecutively before). It is possible that an Order of Protection can be issued for 6 year period, but not sure that a judge can consitutionally Order him to stay away from all horses.