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Gang lawyer asks for no jail time
VANCOUVER/CKNW AM980
Marcella Bernardo | Email news tips to Marcella
3/7/2013

A Vernon lawyer who gave the Greeks gang he worked for information leading to the murders of two men is pleading for no time behind bars.

William Mastop's lawyer says a conditional sentence which may include house arrest is suitable.

David Crossin says the 46-year old who spent ten years working for convicted gang leader Peter Manolakos has expressed 'significant remorse' for his actions and he's fully prepared to face the consequences.

He pleaded guilty in December.

Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to three years incarceration.

BC Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan will decide his fate.
 


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  1. Ron_26 posted on 03/07/2013 11:13 AM
    He might as well have pulled the trigger. What's remorse got to do with it?
    1. JimP_5079 posted on 03/08/2013 09:20 AM
      @Ron_26 I agree Ron is he remorseful because he was convicted or for the piece of crap he is. I am sick of these guys lawyers always using that excuse. He did or ought to have known the law better then the average person who would not doubt get the book thrown at them for the same thing. I trust that the Judge on the case will throw this excuse aside and do the right thing. Sent the messeage Judge it is in your hands and try to restore some faith in our system.
  2. Brian WA posted on 03/07/2013 12:10 PM
    whatever his clients got for jailtime, he should get double. If it had not been for the information he offered his client , the murders would not have happened. Scum like him should be in jail . He says he is willing to suffer the consequences of his actions so suffer the consequences you jerk !!!
  3. ChrisM_18 posted on 03/07/2013 12:20 PM
    10 years working for the Gang ? Throw the book at this guy. He knew what he was doing and is essentially an accesory to murder
    1. Ken280 posted on 03/07/2013 10:02 PM
      @ChrisM_18 Hey! Just wondering if this is the tip of the iceberg all this drug money keeps someone operating for such a long time,again some of these gang banger have not even been in Canada for so long but they have connection and people paid to keep them out of Jails.How far does the chain go,could it even be to the top in the BC's who's who! I am thinking what would happen if some politicians were involved and if caught would ever do time! You would think that the police would know some of the top brass involved in the drug trade in BC.Then we only hear of gangs that are doing the bidding for some higher ups in the pecking order! The raid on the ledge at first was about a drug dealing.What a wonderful web they weave and so untouchable! Go NDP Go
  4. MichaelD_10 posted on 03/07/2013 01:02 PM
    Another victim of prohibition. Do you think the money had anything to do with this lawyers behavior. If lawyers succumb to the wealth opportunity. Low income High school kids may find it unavoidably tempting.
    1. Ken280 posted on 03/07/2013 10:10 PM
      @MichaelD_10 Low income High school kids may find it unavoidably tempting. Only from you! what about the high end money makers seeing a quick buck,they may find it unavoidably tempting also. High school kids would not have a clue how to do any of the needed laundering schemes. You sound just like one of them and then the lobbyist that come to make sure it is never legal,who do they really work for! Maybe a Con(vict) huh !Go NDP Go
  5. MichaelD_10 posted on 03/07/2013 01:04 PM
    The problem with prohibition is that it creates a black market, that not only is filled by criminals it creates criminals.
  6. RichardF_4221 posted on 03/07/2013 02:44 PM
    Wouldn't providing information that led to their deaths be considered accessory to murder? Certainly hope he's disbarred if he hasn't been already.
  7. MichaelD_10 posted on 03/07/2013 10:26 PM
    Ken the kids work for the gangs the gangs work for the criminal brains.
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