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Former AMA Chairman Gets 8 Months For Embezzlement

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From Dealer News online;

Former American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) board Chairman Dal Smilie has been sentenced to eight months in prison and two years probation for embezzling more than $100,000 through fraudulent travel reimbursement, the organization says.

Smilie pleaded guilty to felony counts of grand theft by deception and of receiving stolen property. He was taken directly from the Fairfield County, Ohio, court to begin serving a sentence that lets him request early release after 30 days. "I've got much to apologize for, and many people to apologize to, including AMA members, AMA staff, my fellow board members and volunteers," Smilie told Judge Chris Martin. "I've let them down."

He acknowledged that his fraudulent travel-reimbursement claims stemmed from his time as an AMA board member. "I overstated travel claims," he said. "I co-mingled funds. That's misappropriation. That's theft. That's a breach of trust, and I'm sorry for that. I was an honorable person, and I kind of slid into this. I don't have good excuses."

Fairfield County Assistant Prosecutor Gregg Marx said after the hearing that the sentence was appropriate, especially in light of the fact that Smilie paid restitution to the AMA for the money in question. "We're very pleased with the resolution of this case."

AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman echoed those sentiments. "On behalf of the members of the American Motorcyclist Association, we are satisfied that justice has been served, and we are glad to put this matter behind us," he said.
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The dude was sentenced to eight months of jail time but released after six weeks. A little bit of "rounding up" error there I must say.

When a lawyer commits a crime the courts usually stick it to them because (a) they realize he/she should have known better; and (b) they're pissed that he/she is bringing disrepute to the profession and threatening the establishment of being able to egregiously bill for 360 minutes in an hour. I guess they made an example of him by giving him a fairly stiff sentence, but made up for it by giving him his "get out of jail free" card early. I wonder when he's going to be given back his license to practice law?

http://www.ama-cycle.org/news/story.asp?id=1875

Cory
 
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