Former state Sen. Ray Holmberg, center. (Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)
(BY: AMY DALRYMPLE. North Dakota Monitor) – The attorney for a former North Dakota lawmaker from Grand Forks convicted of a sex crime argues he should not serve his time in a prison due to his age and health in a court document that also disputes new allegations made last week by a federal prosecutor.
Defense attorney Mark Friese makes the case that the appropriate sentence for 81-year-old Ray Holmberg is time served, plus a period of home confinement and supervised release, according to a sentencing memorandum filed Monday.
Prosecutors characterized the allegations as traveling to Prague for the purpose of paying for sex with underage boys.
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