Irishman jailed for 12 years over New Jersey bank robberies

irishcooffeekid! Probable reason Irish Govmt. isn' pursuing bank-rupters is because they're political integrity is compromised by the banking caste. Kenny lie to Europeans in Davos saying the Irish went mad borrowing from overlending banks. More likely he and his privileged cronies did, and now want Jo Sixpack to pick up the tab.

and yes i meant sometimes not somethings!!!! :)

Do the crime, do the time but makes you wonder why its taking the Irish Government so much longer to lock up the morons over there who stole millions from the banks and the public with their bankhand deals! Justice seems very unneven somethings. Let's see some of the tossers from Anglo Irish and the Property sector in Ireland doing some time for their crimes! They didnt have guns either but they did their deeds premeditated - this poor eejit was probably desperate - they werent!!!

a little less than 5K per year.... sure he wasn't mexican?

I wonder how long he would get here?

They give violent criminals less time. It makes no sense.

Yeah, maryosullivan, apparently if you do the crime the only ones who do the time are those who aimed too low. If he'd stoled $57 million, he'd never have to worry since the Feds don't care about that.

Too bad he didn't join Goldman Sachs , he could have taken 100 times that much and not spend a day locked up heck, he might become Pres of Ireland. [ Italy and Greece spots are already taken]