Re: Morgan Stanley financial adviser escapes felony charges

As much as I would prefer it to be otherwise, life is not fair (but judgment
is sure).

Johne Cook
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On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm quite certain Mr. Erzinger has assets he can sell to pay Dr. Milo.  If
> he's managing a billion dollar fund, he's pulling in millions per year.
> That's a lot of restitution.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, Erzinger should be required to liquidate his
> assets to pay up and if that means financial ruin, then so be it.
>
> Do you think you or I would get such treatment?  Hell no.
>
> regards,
> -Lance
>
> > Johne Cook
> > Not to be a total dick, but if not pressing felony charges means that
> > Martin
> > Joel Erzinger is going to be able to pay healthy restitution, I'm
> > pragmatic
> > enough to think this may be the better deal. I'd be incensed if Dr. Milo
> > was
> > left in the lurch and didn't get a dime, but if Erzinger is going to pay
> > Milo a significant chunk of change, the pragmatist in me thinks this is
> > the
> > least bad thing that could happen. It would be better if Erzinger hadn't
> > hit
> > Milo, but now that he has, I'd prefer that he pay cash money for what he
> > did
> > instead of losing his ability to do so.
> >
> > True justice will still be meted out by God. In the meantime, this might
> > not
> > be as bad as all that. <flame shields up>  ;)
> >
> > Johne Cook
> > | http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com |
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm going to go throw up.  The corruption is so rampant it is sickening.
> >>
> >> Also interesting too how the American MSM doesn't seem to pickup on this
> >> kind of stuff but only overseas news outlets.
> >>
> >> regards,
> >> -Lance
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327323/Morgan-Stanley-financial-adviser-escapes-felony-charges-hit-run-jeopardise-job.html#ixzz14hUgRaPa
> >>
> >> Morgan Stanley financial adviser escapes felony charges for hit-and-run
> >> 'because it could jeopardise his job'
> >>
> >> By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
> >> Last updated at 10:21 PM on 6th November 2010
> >>
> >> Money IS a factor: Martin Joel Erzinger, a financial manager who has
> >> escaped felony charges for a hit-and-run
> >>
> >> A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face charges for a
> >> hit-and-run because it could jeopardise his job, it has been revealed.
> >>
> >> Martin Joel Erzinger, 52, was set to face felony charges for running
> >> over
> >> a doctor who he hit from behind in his 2010 Mercedes Benz, and then
> >> speeding off.
> >>
> >> But now he will simply face two misdemeanour traffic charges from the
> >> July
> >> 3 incident in Eagle, Colorado.
> >>
> >> His victim, Dr Steven Milo, 34, is meanwhile facing 'a lifetime of pain'
> >> from his injuries.
> >> But prosecutors claim the decision is theirs to make.
> >>
> >> 'Justice in this case includes restitution and the ability to pay it,'
> >> said District Attorney Mark Hurlbert.
> >>
> >> He said Erzinger, a private wealth manager who manages more than
> >> $1billion
> >> in assets at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Denver, is willing to take
> >> responsibility and pay restitution.
> >>
> >> 'Felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for
> >> someone
> >> in Mr. Erzinger's profession, and that entered into it,' he said.
> >>
> >> 'When you're talking about restitution, you don't want to take away his
> >> ability to pay.'
> >> Dr Milo is a physician living in New York City with his wife and two
> >> children, where he is still recovering from his injuries, court records
> >> show.
> >>
> >> He suffered spinal cord injuries, bleeding from his brain and damage to
> >> his knee and scapula, according to court documents.
> >>
> >> Over the past six weeks he has suffered 'disabling' spinal headaches and
> >> faces multiple surgeries for a herniated disc and plastic surgery to fix
> >> the scars he suffered in the accident.
> >>
> >> 'He will have lifetime pain,' his lawyer Harold Haddon told the court.
> >>
> >> 'His ability to deal with the physical challenges of his profession -
> >> liver transplant surgery - has been seriously jeopardised.'
> >>
> >> Dr Milo told Hurlbert that the case 'has always been about
> >> responsibility,
> >> not money'.
> >>
> >> 'Mr Erzinger struck me, fled and left me for dead on the highway,' he
> >> wrote. 'Neither his financial prominence nor my financial situation
> >> should
> >> be factors in your prosecution of this case.'
> >>
> >> But the prosecutor insisted that the case is, in part, about the money.
> >> 'The money has never been a priority for them. It is for us,' he said.
> >>
> >> Dr Milo was bicycling eastbound on Highway 6 near Eagle when Erzinger
> >> allegedly hit him with the black 2010 Mercedes Benz sedan he was
> >> driving.
> >>
> >> Erzinger fled the scene and was arrested later, police say. He drove
> >> until
> >> he reached a Pizza Hut parking lot, where he stopped and  called
> >> Mercedes
> >> auto assistance to report the damage to his vehicle.
> >>
> >> Read more:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327323/Morgan-Stanley-financial-adviser-escapes-felony-charges-hit-run-jeopardise-job.html#ixzz14hpyiwcV
> >>
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>
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