The fraud case against businessman Tom Petters has been in the news for a year and a half. His sentencing hearing Thursday marked the end of a long road for victims, witnesses, prosecutors and even the jurors who convicted him in December. For defense attorneys the battle isn’t over, as they plan to appeal. Here’s a sampling of how people who were involved in the case or who followed it reacted to Petters being sentenced to 50 years in prison.
“I just came to get some closure and see if I could see some remorse from him. And again, I didn’t. …I think it was a fair sentence.” — Michelle Entsminger of St. Paul, one of three jurors who attended Petters’ sentencing hearing
“We are saddened by the verdict and sentence. There is no victory for anyone when a vibrant young man is placed into a prison cell for the balance of his days and nights.” — Statement released by Petters’ attorneys following his sentence
“He built a very extravagant lifestyle on the shattered dreams of others. … Tom Petters was a fraud. Tom Petters built his life on deceit and lies. And today the check came due.” — U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones, the head federal prosecutor for Minnesota
“Tom Petters didn’t just steal money he stole the trust of the community. He’s actually made Minnesota maybe even a little less ‘Minnesota Nice.'” — Julio LaRosa, special agent in charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division
from: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/08/reactions-to-petters-sentence/
Tom Petters was born on July 11th, 1957 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Petters
July 11th, 1957
7 + 11 +1+9+5+7 = 40 = his life lesson = what he is here to learn = Community. Neighborhood. Neighbors. Brotherhood. Service. Seva. Karma yoga. Service work. Public service. Civic duty. The common good. Altruism. Renovation.
July 11th
7 + 11 +2+0+0+9 = 29 = his personal year (from July 11th, 2009 to July 10th, 2010)
29 year + 3 (March) = 32 = his personal month (from March 11th, 2010 to April 10th, 2010)
32 month + 8 (8th of the month on Thursday April 8th, 2010) = 40 = his personal day
When his number (40 (7 + 11 +1+9+5+7 = 40)) comes up, that’s when he gets to live/experience what he is here to live/experience. So today was HIS day!!!
numerology behind the news 