Boston Herald
Massachusetts -- A Salem woman whose longtime friend and tenant was killed by an illegal alien driving without a license says she is shocked a judge not only reduced the man’s sentence, but took time to lament the lack of driver’s training for illegals during the sentencing.
Alex Costa, 28, of Peabody pleaded guilty to striking and killing Richard Golin, 49, and was sentenced to nine months. But Judge Robert Cornetta turned him over to immigration agents Monday for deportation to Brazil with only 163 days served.
Cornetta reportedly used the occasion to decry the fact that illegal immigrants don’t have access to driver training, saying it raised public policy concerns.
Posted by Richard at June 28, 2006