In a shocking move, two of the three former B.C. government employees entered guilty pleas in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Monday. Dave Basi and Bob Virk, former ministerial aides, pleaded guilty to four counts on the indictment. Aneal Basi, a cousin of Dave Basi, had charges of money-laundering against him stayed by special prosecutor Bill Berardino. Under the plea agreement, Basi and Virk have agreed to a sentence of two years less a day under house arrest, under strict terms, special prosecutor Bill Berardino told B.C. Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Anne MacKenzie. It is a fit and proper sentence given all of the circumstances surrounding the offence, said Berardino. In addition, Basi agreed to pay a fine of $75,000. Basi and Virk pleaded guilty to leaking confidential information about the sale of B.C. Rail in exchange for benefits. The pleas put an end to a case that began nearly seven years ago with the police raid on the B.C. Legislature in December 2003.
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7 years of litigation equals 2 years house arrest and a $75,000 fine?
At least we won't have to house them, feed them, provide them with a computer and ice cream.
There is no justice in justice!
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