http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/black_sentenced_0 Comments for "Black sentenced" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/black_sentenced_0 <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>A judge sentenced former House Speaker Jim Black today to a $1 million fine plus related costs on two state corruption charges.</p><p>If the fine has not been paid by December, the judge said he would consider additional prison time, reports Ryan Beckwith.</p><p>The judge said he had a chance to look through &quot;the window of politics&quot; today.</p><p>&quot;The view from this window is rather unsavory,&quot; said Judge Donald Stephens.</p><p>He said he agreed with the federal judge&#39;s sentence on related charges, though he felt it was severe.</p><p>&quot;The federal government is not the victim of this crime,&quot; he said. &quot;the citizens of North Carolina -- each one of them -- is the victim of this crime.&quot;</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/black_sentenced_0#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/black_sentenced_0#comment Donald Stephens Jim Black Under the Dome Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:34:05 -0400 bkrueger 1669 at http://projects.newsobserver.com