The public must trust that its elected officials and appointees (public officials) are obeying the law. However, when one of these individuals commits a criminal act, the penalty for that act upon conviction should reflect not only the crime itself, but the breaking of the public trust which inevitably happens.
Examples include:
Sexual harrassment
Theft of public property
Insider trading
Nepotism in business dealings
Simple larceny
To this end:
Any public official, whether elected or appointed, who is convicted of a criminal act shall be subjected to a penalty which is three times (trebled) the sentencing standards which are applicable to the General Public.
This enhancement shall not be diminished by parole or commutation.