Chapter 18 - The Judge Delivers Maximum Federal Sentences
Judge Sterling adjusted his glasses and looked down from the high wooden bench toward the shivering defendant. Your actions represent the absolute pinnacle of cruelty, manipulation, and greed,” the judge stated sternly.
“Edward Vance, I sentence you to forty-five years in federal prison without the possibility of parole.”
Edward let out a muffled sob, collapsing forward against the defense table as the heavy iron gavel struck its final blow.
The gallery erupted into quiet murmurs of satisfaction as armed marshals slapped heavy handcuffs back onto his wrists.
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We walked out of the federal courthouse doors into the brilliant afternoon sunlight, feeling the warm breeze on our faces.
The nightmare was finally, irrevocably over, and our lives were officially entirely our own.
