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To: Les H who wrote (169841)	6/3/2002 1:34:30 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Robber wants shorter jail term due to dollar exchange rate A Canadian bank robber in a US prison wants his sentence reduced because his country's dollar is worth less than the US currency. Robert Moisescu, from Montreal, says the cross-border dollar exchange rate should apply to his prison term. He has asked Clinton County Judge Patrick McGill to reduce his expected seven-year sentence to four. The 35-year-old has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Champlain, New York. He was arrested with the equivalent of £23,000. He says his criminal record is only worth 62% of an American's. Moisescu wrote to the judge: "Taking into account my Canadian criminal record - at current exchange rates - is only worth 62% of an American criminal, I thought I had a good chance at a reduced sentence." Clinton County district attorney Richard Cantwell said: "I think it's just an incredible argument. That's ridiculous. There is no such thing. "The Clinton County district attorney's office does not offer a Canadian exchange in sentences to prison in the United States." Moisescu sacked his court-appointed lawyer last week. Sentencing has been delayed so he can find another lawyer.