In addition to his prison term, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton ordered Hodge to pay a $750,000 fine, serve 500 hours of community service and remain on supervised release for two years. Prosecutors from the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston had asked Gorton to send Hodge to prison for two years. Gorton handed down in November what was previously the longest sentence in the case, a six-month term, to Toby Macfarlane. Along with three other parents, he reversed his not-guilty plea after prosecutors warned of a new indictment carrying a bribery charge. In arguing for a two-year sentence, O’Connell pointed to what he said was Hodge’s willingness to bring his children into his crimes.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 07, 2020 17:37 UTC