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Article: Former judge gets nearly six years; Roland Amundson had admitted stealing from a mentally disabled woman.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 8, 2002
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Byline: Margaret Zack; Staff Writer
Testimony from 19 supporters, including prominent lawyers and a former Miss America, wasn't enough to save Roland Amundson from prison.
Amundson, the former Minnesota Court of Appeals judge who admitted taking about $300,000 while serving as trustee for a mentally retarded woman's estate, was sentenced Friday in Hennepin County District Court to five years and nine months in prison.
The 52-year-old Amundson was led to jail from the courtroom.
The sentence, a year longer than recommended by sentencing guidelines, matched the prosecution's request. Amundson's attorney, Ronald Meshbesher, argued for ...