Tables turned on Stephen Yagman
I bet there are a few happy cops out there saying that justice is sweet. A thorn in the side of LAPD and other local police agencies, Stephen Yagman was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion.
Apparently, Yagman, who made a career out of suing law enforcement, was sporting some serious theatrics in court.
From LA Times:
In an unusual courtroom hearing that spanned three days, Yagman and his attorneys painstakingly went over the evidence in the case and accused the U.S. attorney of targeting him because of his long and confrontational history with the federal government.
"A cage went in search of a bird," Yagman told U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, quoting from Franz Kafka's book "The Zurau Aphorisms." "I'm the bird, and they got me."
Wearing a blue suit and a sailboat-decorated tie, Yagman also quoted from, or referred to, Woody Allen, Abraham Lincoln and Socrates during more than four hours of oration. At times, he was remorseful, but for the most part, he was defensive.
Couldn't have happend to a nicer guy.