Re: Morgan Stanley financial adviser escapes felony charges

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

True, but that is no argument for allowing this to happen.

regards,
-Lance


>
> Johne Cook
> | http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com |
>
>
> 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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>> -Lance
>>
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-Lance


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