Multnomah County OR Archives News.....Lavey, Pat is Sentenced 1913
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The Eugene Guard (Eugene, OR) Tue Apr 1, 1913 Pg 2 1913

            PAT LAVEY IS SENTENCED
Must Pay Fine of $1000 on Charge of Defrauding.
   Portland, Or., April 1 -- Pat C. Lavey, 
promoter of the Oregon Land Development company,
and who confessed in the United States court 
some time ago to defrauding people out of more 
that $22,000, yesterday was sentened by Judge
Wolverton to serve one year in the county jail
and pay a fine of $1000. The sentence was given
on the recommendation of the United States
Attorney Johnson.
Following the sentence Lavey said:
   "The government has given me a square deal
all the way through, I have no complaint to 
make."
    There were tears in his eyes when he shook
hands with the United States attorny and Inspector
Harry Durand of the postoffice department, who
was instrumental in having the case brought into
court. He was given a few days before commitment
to arrange his affairs.
   Lavey secured a contract with John Vesson to 
buy about 35,000 acres of land in southern
Oregon in September, 1900. He immediately began
to sell contracts to this land. In November his
contract was canceled, and when he continued to
operate, the government arrested him and charged
him with using the mails to defraud. The case
hung for nearly a year as Lavey requested time, 
and then finally the realty operator came into
court and pleaded guilty.
   On the grounds that Lavey will pay back all 
the money he secured under false pretenses, 
through the sale of lots he owns in southern
Oregon, that he pleaded guilty, and that he 
started into the Oregon Land Development 
company with honest intentions, the attorney
for the defense this morning asked the Judge
that Lavey be not sent to the federal jail.
   The United States attorney outlined the
case, pointing out how the government had given
in time after time and allowed the defendant
extensions, how after he had pleaded guilty he
asked for 30 days in which to pay back his 
creditors and failed to do so, and declared 
that the government cannot act as a collection
agency, but can only prosecute the case on its
merits. He recommended, however, that since 
Lavey has shown and inclination to do all he
can in the way of restitution, and since if he 
is confined in the county jail, he can continue
this work, that the defendant be sentenced to
pay a fine of $1000, and to serve one year in
the county jail. Judge Wolverton adopted the 
recommendation of the prosecuting attorney.

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