Thursday, December 02, 2010

Thank God You Live in a Just Country

A Morgan Stanley wealth manager will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because Colorado prosecutors don't want him to lose his job.

Martin Joel Erzinger, who manages more than $1 billion in assets for Morgan Stanley in Denver, is being accused only of a misdemeanor for allegedly driving his Mercedes into a cyclist and then fleeing the scene, Colorado's Vail Daily reports. The victim, Dr. Steven Milo, whom Erzinger allegedly hit in July, suffered spinal cord injuries, bleeding from his brain and, according to his lawyer Harold Haddon, "lifetime pain."

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"Felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger's profession, and that entered into it," [District Attorney Mark] Hurlbert said. "When you're talking about restitution, you don't want to take away his ability to pay."

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What do you think would happen if you were the hit-and-run driver who left someone for dead?

Expect more of the same in the future.

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