randywallace's Blog

I had only been working for Fox 26 a couple of years when I first heard the name Clara Allen. Couldn't really understand how the woman could rip off so many people and just keep on keeping on. I remember thinking to myself if i had dome what she did i would probably be thrown in jail for years. As the decades passed i would hear from "new" victims, all the time wondering why nothing seemed to happen to the woman i dubbed "the Scam Queen". all that changed recently in a Harris county courtroom. in her usual soft spoken manner i strained to hear Allen as she gave excuses for her behavior and why she should get probation. but Judge Devon Anderson didn't buy any of the excuses and in addition to a tongue lashing, sentenced Allen to 60 years in prison. Finally, all the years of watching Allen destroy lives financially were over. I thought the sentence was justified. do you think people who comitt non-violent crimes but hurt folks financially by stealing their identites deserve that much prison time? blog me back and let me know what you think. thanks, Randy