TSP #10 - Russell Laffitte's Sentencing: The Audacity Of Accountability

True Sunlight

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True Crime, News Commentary, News

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🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell take a deeper look at Judge Gergel's sentence for convicted felon Russell Laffitte and zoom in on who the $3.55 million restitution will be paid to. It was appalling to hear again how much pain Russell has caused the Plylers and Pinckneys and how their old wounds won’t close because of what Russell did. We reflect on the powerful testimonies and why its such a loss to public interest that these victims voices will not be heard by the public. Throughout the day, all signs from Judge Gergel indicated that his sentencing would be severe and send a message that this type of complex crime that requires years of bad decisions will not be tolerated. However, 7 years in federal prison just doesn’t feel fair when it comes to the “cruel” and “complex” crimes described in court.... The question is… why… and will this ever change if not now...? Want to look at the documents referenced in this episode and others? Consider joining our Luna Shark Premium Membership community to help us SHINE THE SUNLIGHT! CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BdUtOE. Through lunasharkmedia.com, Premium Members get access to searchable case files, written articles with documents, case photos, episode videos and exclusive live experiences with our hosts - all in one place. We all want to drink from the same Cup Of Justice — and it starts with learning about our legal system. By popular demand, Cup of Justice has launched as its own weekly show. Go to cupofjusticepod.com to learn more or click the link in the episode description to get a hot cup of justice wherever you get your podcasts! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cup-of-justice/id1668668400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Itp67SQTZEHQGgrX0TYTl?si=39ff6a0cc34140f3 SUNscribe to our free email list to get alerts on bonus episodes, calls to action, new shows and updates. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3KBMJcP And a special thank you to our sponsors: Microdose.com, PELOTON, Simplisafe, and others. Use promo code "MANDY" for a special offer! Find us on social media: facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/ Instagram.com/murdaughmurderspod/ Twitter.com/mandymatney Twitter.com/elizfarrell youtube.com/@LunaSharkMedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:21.2	The dollar restitution will be paid to. I've lost a lot of faith in the federal government
1:27.7	and its ability to treat privileged defendants like anyone else. And I'm worried about the
1:34.1	message the federal government is sending when it comes to Alec Murdoch's co-conspirators.
1:40.6	My name is Mani Matney. This is True Sunlight, a podcast exposing crime and corruption previously
1:46.8	known as the Murdoch Murdoch Podcast. True Sunlight is a lunashark production, written
1:52.7	with journalist Liz Farrell.
2:08.8	So I wanted to start off today by saying thank you for the amount of positive feedback
2:14.0	and momentum that we've received since we officially started our coverage of the
2:18.6	Grant and Gracie Solomon case. Liz, Beth and I have each received a ton of tips and leads
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2:32.4	at it next week, I promise. This week we need to focus on what happened in federal court
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