Man gets 30-month sentence for staging political arson
A judge on Thursday sentenced a Brooklyn Center man to 30 months in federal prison for staging a politically-motivated arson to collect insurance money and donations.
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A judge on Thursday sentenced a Brooklyn Center man to 30 months in federal prison for staging a politically-motivated arson to collect insurance money and donations.
"He wanted to make a statement that the political left — who he saw as attacking his own political beliefs — was not better than the political right," his attorney said.
Federal sentencing guidelines call for Denis Molla to serve anywhere from roughly 3 1⁄2 to 4 1⁄4 years in prison, Tuesday's plea agreement read.