Update...
U.S. District Judge Sam R.Cummings sentenced Butler to 24 months in prison and fines totaling more than $58,000. A jury found Butler guilty of 47 of the 69 counts against him on Dec. 1, in association with 30 missing vials of the bubonic plague in January 2003.
...In a settlement in January, Butler agreed to pay the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center $250,000 for fraud of research funds and to retire from his position within the university. He also surrendered his Texas medical license.
Cummings approved the defense's request for a downward departure at the sentencing, giving himself the discretion to determine how far below the maximum 87 to 108 months in prison Butler would serve.
During his reasoning, Cummings said the "conduct occurred on one occasion" and not during a repeated number of instances. Butler's interest was not "in evil or terrorist intent," in the pursuit of medical reasons for research, Cummings said.
University Daily article
...In a settlement in January, Butler agreed to pay the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center $250,000 for fraud of research funds and to retire from his position within the university. He also surrendered his Texas medical license.
Cummings approved the defense's request for a downward departure at the sentencing, giving himself the discretion to determine how far below the maximum 87 to 108 months in prison Butler would serve.
During his reasoning, Cummings said the "conduct occurred on one occasion" and not during a repeated number of instances. Butler's interest was not "in evil or terrorist intent," in the pursuit of medical reasons for research, Cummings said.
Butler's lawyer will appeal.
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