Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2001 > June > 20 > Judge says 20-year sentence fits Hoyt’s $100 million crimes

Judge says 20-year sentence fits Hoyt’s $100 million crimes

"This isn't a celebration because it's a sad day when human beings can do that to people — the misery he brought — and it ain't over for a bunch." —Joyce Heard of Ceres, Calif.

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
June 20, 2001

PORTLAND " It is, the judge acknowledged, quite likely a life sentence.

U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones showed no leniency Tuesday toward convicted Harney County swindler Walter "Jay" Hoyt III, whose decades-long "phantom cattle" scam stole more than $100 million....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.