|
|
| Sentence may not include prison |
| By Richmond Times-Disptach |
| Published: 04/28/2008 |
|
VIRGINIA - A federal judge says he will not imprison a man facing years behind bars in a bank-fraud case unless the U.S. Bureau of Prisons promises he will receive needed medications. Charles L. Ellinger O'Brien has pleaded guilty to stealing $450,000 from his former employer, SunTrust Bank. According to testimony and court records, he has bipolar disorder and a history of alcohol abuse and was disabled by a brain injury suffered in a fall after leaving a party in May 2004. < His psychiatrists say O'Brien, 40, needs 10 or more daily medications, a regimen that took years to perfect and costs $1,200 a month. The government's own expert testified O'Brien's mental health could be jeopardized if care isn't taken in changing his drugs. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Comments:
No comments have been posted for this article.
Login to let us know what you think