Littlerock - Sounds like you are to close to the forrest to see the trees. Billy brought all this on himself. Don't act like he was targeted for no reason. He committed a crime that involves guns, drugs, and used his elected office to threaten these "towel heads" (your term, not mine). If you are a close friend to billy and the family, I wonder if they hold the same feelings toward these "towel heads" that you do. Maybe Billy does and this is why he targeted them. This crook deserves nothing less then 20 years and I'm sorry if the family has to pay thousands back, consider it paying back the loan billy stole from these people. How much of the stolen money did the family spend? No telling how much he gained from this that the TBI isn't aware of.