Joseph Hirko entered prison today to begin serving his sixteen month sentence after pleading guilty to approving a press release that contained no controversial information at all. Mr. Hirko is not guilty, but he chose this path for the benefit of his family, who was exhausted after eight years of being pursued by the corrupt Department of Justice.
We have a government that routinely lies to us, pays bribes to itself, and casually throws billions down a rat hole. And these idiots are putting Joe in prison for “hype” in a press release.
I wish Joe and his attorneys had been willing to fight longer. They gave up too soon. I understand the exhaustion of Joe and his family, but I hate that the DOJ is able to put innocent people into prison by exhausting them. Its reminds me of the mafia “protection” racket. The DOJ brings the false charges and then forces the accused to accept the “protection” of a shorter prison sentence to escape the risk of a longer draconian prison sentence. It is a no-win situation for the accused person.
And most of the press and the public either ignore this or clap their hands over the entertainment value of sending a businessman to prison.
My thoughts are with Joe and his family on this sad day.
