The Washington DC criminal defense lawyer for twin brothers from Northeast Washington has confirmed that the two men were sentenced to prison earlier this week after pleading guilty in October to bribery charges. Thirty-nine-year-olds Larry Moody and Garry Moody faced up to fifteen years in prison following an FBI sting operation at a Gallery Place Hooters restaurant in the spring of 2009.
Both men pled guilty to bribing a public official after they were filmed offering the $8,000 bribe, and Larry Moody pled guilty to an additional count, possession of heroin with intent to distribute near a school. The brothers attempted the bribe in order to avoid jail time for Larry Moody following his initial drug-related arrest in February of 2009. US District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts called Larry Moody a "hustler" and said he had been "pushing poison onto the streets." Roberts told the brothers they could "do better for [themselves] and [their] children," and he also said:
"You two committed an act of raw corruption... This system is stronger than both of you. ... Fortunately for you, it will respond to you with justice, not injustice."
Although both Garry and Larry Moody faced fifteen years in jail on the bribery counts, Larry Moody, who had five previous convictions of which three were drug related, faced up to forty years in prison on the drug count alone. Garry Moody was sentenced to twenty-one months in prison with credit for time served. Judge Roberts permitted the balance of his sentence, with a release expected in April or May, to be served in a halfway house. While Larry Moody would have originally faced between fourteen and twenty months in prison on the intial heroin charge, he was sentenced to ten years in prison for the additional bribery count.
This article is published by Price Benowitz LLP. For more information about the firm, please visit our Virginia Criminal Attorney and Maryland Criminal Attorney websites. Price Benowitz LLP has skilled attorneys representing clients in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Both men pled guilty to bribing a public official after they were filmed offering the $8,000 bribe, and Larry Moody pled guilty to an additional count, possession of heroin with intent to distribute near a school. The brothers attempted the bribe in order to avoid jail time for Larry Moody following his initial drug-related arrest in February of 2009. US District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts called Larry Moody a "hustler" and said he had been "pushing poison onto the streets." Roberts told the brothers they could "do better for [themselves] and [their] children," and he also said:
"You two committed an act of raw corruption... This system is stronger than both of you. ... Fortunately for you, it will respond to you with justice, not injustice."
Although both Garry and Larry Moody faced fifteen years in jail on the bribery counts, Larry Moody, who had five previous convictions of which three were drug related, faced up to forty years in prison on the drug count alone. Garry Moody was sentenced to twenty-one months in prison with credit for time served. Judge Roberts permitted the balance of his sentence, with a release expected in April or May, to be served in a halfway house. While Larry Moody would have originally faced between fourteen and twenty months in prison on the intial heroin charge, he was sentenced to ten years in prison for the additional bribery count.
This article is published by Price Benowitz LLP. For more information about the firm, please visit our Virginia Criminal Attorney and Maryland Criminal Attorney websites. Price Benowitz LLP has skilled attorneys representing clients in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
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