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pardon WWII veteran Leo Sharp

Created by D.C. on May 07, 2014

Leo sharps story is a sad one a Veteran sentenced to prison for 3 years for drug trafficking

There was no dispute over Sharp's crimes: He admitted last year that he drove loads of cocaine into Michigan for a Mexican drug organization, one of 19 people charged in the case. The government said he was paid more than $1 million.

Defense lawyer Darryl Goldberg focused on Sharp's past, not the trouble that landed him in court, while asking the judge to keep his client out of prison.

Sharp fought Nazis in Italy during World War II and was awarded a Bronze Star for it.

"This is not how we honor our heroes, whether they've fallen from grace or not," Go

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