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Espalin, 57, told a federal judge Friday that he only threatened to assassinate President Obama, his family and their dog, Bo, because the homeless man needed medical treatment for chest pains but was being kicked out of a Boca Raton hospital for giving a false name and lying about having health insurance.
Guy sounds crazy. But it appears to have worked.
The judge sentenced Espalin to four years and three months in federal prison, the highest punishment suggested by sentencing guidelines. He also ordered him to undergo mental health treatment and recommended he be imprisoned at a prison with specialist medical care.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-obama-threat-sentence-20130118,0,2372037.story
Not that this is anything new...
Verone says he came to the decision to rob the RBC Bank on Thursday of last week. He had no gun but handed the teller a rather unusual note.
"The note said this is a bank robbery. please only give me one dollar," Verone said.
James Verone says he has no medical insurance. He has a growth of some sort on his chest, two ruptured disks and a problem with his left foot. He is 59 years old and with no job and a depleted bank account. He thought jail was the best place he could go for medical care and a roof over his head. Verone is hoping for a three-year sentence. He'd then be able to collect social security when he got out, and says he'd head for the beach.
http://www.9news.com/news/sidetracks/204061/337/Man-robbed-bank-for-1-to-cover-jail-health-care