Comments on: Mitch Wade’s Sentence: 30 months

By: brian morris

brian morris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:38:21 +0000

I worked for MZM and left after 6 months in the summer of 2002. It was the best decision I ever made and probably saved my law license. I took alot of shit at the time from Wade, King, and company and ended up having to deploy to Bosnia to earn a paycheck but I’m so glad that my character and integrity don’t have a price. I could have gotten a large raise, condo, and other refreshments to stay but took the high road instead.

By: Brian Morris

Brian Morris — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:48:47 +0000

What a loser. I am just glad I resigned in 2002 when I figured out that he and his right hand man were crooks. I hope he enjoys being someone’s bitch in prison.

By: Seth Hettena

Seth Hettena — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:11:36 +0000

Scott: Wade isn’t reporting directly to prison. He’s allowed to “voluntarily surrender when notified by the probation department.” He’s free on bond in the meantime.

By: Cynthia Bruno Wynkoop

Cynthia Bruno Wynkoop — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:21 +0000

What a sad state of affairs! I have believed since shortly after meeting him that Mitch suffers from serious character flaws and possibly diagnosable psychological condition(s). He truly has no concern for anyone but himself as evidenced by both the acts he willingly committed and his level of cooperation once caught. Even though I believe Mitch is sick rather than wicked I have little sympathy for him – his outright abuse of and disregard for others makes it difficult to find much redeeming in him. I feel so sad, however, for all of those he hurt and mostly his lovely ex-wife and children from two marriages. He will undoubtedly return to society unchanged after some number of months, but no amount of incarceration nor any monetary fine makes up for the huge void he creates in the lives of those who love/d him. To me the punishment feels very unfulfilling because it does not address the real harm – but then again nothing could. It is a story with no happy ending on so many levels…

By: Scott Rubin

Scott Rubin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:49:59 +0000

Seth, was he remanded directly to custody, or will he get a prison reporting date sometime later? I need to plan my trip to visit him accordingly, and see how the chubby fella is doing. I’m sure that Chuck Colson will be praying for him, or whatever religious story that Mitch will make up that he’ll say has “saved” his soul. Somehow those stories always find a way out.

Will you be following up on how Mitch progresses making pencils or whatever other sundry tasks they ask Federal Prisoners to do?

By: Scott Rubin

Scott Rubin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:10:10 +0000

30 months – why, Mitch can do that standing on his head. Maybe there will be tennis and softball games where he’s sent. Maybe with good behavior, he can even smoke cigars and get daily copies of the Wall Street Journal.

Was he remanded directly into custody, or will he have time to watch The Shawshank Redemption before the Man takes him away, I wonder?

By: Joe Romano

Joe Romano — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:24:28 +0000

Well, at least it is over and he will spend a couple of years behind bars, even if it is Club Fed. I do believe however that Wade has pulled off the con of this short century. Mitch Wade has absolutely no regret for what he did other than the fact he got caught and when that was imminent he started singing like a canary.
Also, I do not understand why Judge Urbina a) let Wade keep most of his illegally gotten millions and b) why he complemented Wade’s attorneys for doing a great job. I’m sorry to say that Wade will do his 2 years and then live the life of luxury for the rest of his life with dirty money and a smile on his face.
A sad commentary of our legal system.

By: Chris Brown

Chris Brown — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:12:29 +0000

I don’t understand why public corruptions crooks, like Cunningham et al, Stevens et al. Blago et al, aren’t charged and tried under the RICO act which provides for 20 years in prison and confiscation of the ill gotten gains.

It seems to me that so called “white collar” criminals are far more amenable to deterrence than are crack head criminals.