Chapter 15 - The Sentencing Hearing Delivers Absolute Justice
Two weeks later, Federal Judge Sarah Jenkins presided over the formal sentencing hearing for Vanessa Miller. Judge Jenkins looked down from the bench with absolute sternness as she addressed the convicted fraudster.
"Your cold-hearted behavior, culminating in the physical assault of the very victim whose life you stole, shows a profound lack of moral character," Judge Jenkins declared. "I sentence you to twenty-eight years in a federal penitentiary without the possibility of early parole."
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The judge slammed her gavel down with a sharp, echoing crack, ordering federal marshals to remove Vanessa from the courtroom immediately. As she was being led out, Vanessa looked back at Clara one last time, her eyes filled with deep, silent regret for everything she had destroyed.
Clara let out a long, quiet breath, feeling a massive weight lift off her shoulders as the heavy wooden doors closed behind the prisoner. Justice had been delivered with absolute, uncompromising perfection.
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