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Posted by: Clouseau

Saudi royal picks his jail: Convict will do a year on MV
By Maggie Mulvihill and O’Ryan Johnson
Thursday, November 17, 2005 - Updated: 03:20 AM EST

A 23-year-old kinsman of the Saudi royal family will spend only a year in jail on scenic Martha’s Vineyard for running down a Cambridge father – allegedly while drunk – under a plea agreement to be presented this morning to a Suffolk Superior Court judge.
Bader Al-Saud, a former philosophy student at Suffolk University, was hurtling down Charles Street at nearly 50 mph in a luxury SUV on Oct. 29, 2002. He plowed into Orlando Ramos of Cambridge, killing the 37-year-old itinerant landscaper. His body landed 150 feet away, authorities said.
“He killed someone and he gets to pick where he wants to go to jail?” said an outraged Paula Caruso, mother of Ramos’ daughter, Jennifer, 16. “Why? Because he has money he gets to choose?”
A lawyer for Jennifer Ramos said her family was infuriated to learn that Al-Saud has been allowed to choose an island getaway – the Dukes County Jail and House of Corrections in Edgartown – as his prison.
“A number of the family members literally almost came out of their seats,” said attorney Richard A. Eustis.“It appears the defendant is being given special consideration that your typical Suffolk defendant isn’t usually given.”
Al-Saud’s blood alcohol level was .12, above the legal limit of .08, the night of the crash, police said.
Suffolk County officials initially planned to prosecute him for felony homicide. But their case weakened as he and his lawyers pushed to obtain Ramos’ mental health records after Ramos’ survivors sued Al-Saud for wrongful death.
David Procopio, spokesman for Suffolk DA Daniel Conley, said issues raised during the civil suit were “unfavorable” to the state’s case, but he would not elaborate.
“The defendant has as a result of a civil suit raised some triability issues with us,” Procopio said.“In our desire to see the defendant serve some time for this crime we agreed to the recommendation.” [continue] 1 | 2 | Next »

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Posted by: JoninNH

Thanks for ruining a perfectly good day! Now, I'm pissed off.

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Posted by: kwflatbed

Another Kennedy

MONEY TALKS LOUDLY

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Posted by: LenS

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Al-Saud was 19 or 20 at the time of the accident. But police found an international driver’s license in his leased BMW X5 with a bogus birth date that put his age at 24. Neither Al-Saud, who is listed at a Cambridge address, nor his lawyers could be reached for comment.

Umm, about that other thread regarding bogus foreign licenses and the int'l drivers licenses . . .

Anyone in the Saudi royal family can buy and sell a state gov't and no doubt some pressure was put on the court system from the State Dept to go easy. Wonder if he gets lobster and caviar more than once/week in the MV jail?

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Posted by: USMCTrooper

I will say this clearly, direct and so there can be no mistake about my meaning........



DEPORT HIS ASS AND BAR HIM FROM REENTRY. PERIOD.

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Posted by: sempergumby

this makes me PUKE.

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Posted by: K9Vinny

The irony of a soon to be illegal alien running down an illegal alien.

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Posted by: K9Vinny

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Originally Posted by USMCTrooper I will say this clearly, direct and so there can be no mistake about my meaning........ DEPORT HIS ASS AND BAR HIM FROM REENTRY. PERIOD.

An afterthought of my former post. Not to further anger you guys, but you might as well know, vehicular homicide is NOT a deportable offense (but shoplifting is). Yes, you heard that right.

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Posted by: dcs2244

CLUE: DO NOT file a civil suit until the criminal case has been adjudicated! Three years to file, people...greed can wait. Whatever happened to the good old Saxon blood feud?

By the way, I thought that Mohammadists' were not supposed to consume alcohol beverages...it's illegal in their home countries. Perhaps they can consume "mass quantities" when they are murdering infidels or visiting 'titty' bars...oops! I guess they are not supposed to patronize 'titty' bars either!

Hey, I used the word kinsman three weeks ago while speaking to a ranking officer on my job by phone. I had to explain the term to him. Good thing it wasn't a kinswoman!

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