FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 13, 2007
JAMES RALPH HENDERSHOT SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Helena, on December 13, 2007, before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, JAMES RALPH HENDERSHOT appeared for sentencing. HENDERSHOT was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 16 months
- Special Assessment: $200
- Restitution: $16,076
- Supervised Release: 3 years
HENDERSHOT was sentenced after having been found guilty during a 2-day trial of social security fraud and theft of government property.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that HENDERSHOT will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, HENDERSHOT does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan M. Archer prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the Inspector General's Office for the Social Security Administration.
