Jesse Jackson Jr. Lucks Out

From the Chicago Tribune: The federal prosecutor whose office sent Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, to prison said Wednesday their crimes weren't "particularly sophisticated," left a long paper trail and showed a sense of "greed and entitlement."
Ronald Machen Jr., U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said he's motivated to pursue public corruption cases because people without a fraction of the same opportunities in life as elected officials face "pretty severe sanctions" when they run afoul of the law.
"(Fighting) corruption is a priority throughout the Justice Department," he said. "It really strikes at the fabric of our democracy. And when people lose trust in our government, they lose trust in our entire system of government."
Machen spoke to the Tribune after a dramatic, 4 1/2-hour sentencing hearing for the Jacksons in federal court.
Prosecutors had sought a four-year sentence for Jackson. He got 2 1/2 years. They had wanted Sandi Jackson sentenced to 18 months. She got 12.  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-jacksons-schemes-not-particularly-sophisticated-20130814,0,7199146.story
Jackson got just about half of what the prosecutors wanted, his wife got about half of what was asked for, especially with time off for good behavior.
In addition, they get to serve the sentences at different times-he goes first and she goes after he gets out.
Further, there is no penalty if the Jackson's don't payback the $750,000 they were ordered to pay.
Would you or I get a couple of years for stealing $750,000?  Or even 10 years? 
So, once again, an Obama appointed judge slaps the wrist of black defendant in the name of Jesse Jackson Jr..