Judge James Dever’s statement before sentencing Michael Decker to four years in federal prison:

“Citizens expected faithfulness. Decker and Black provided faithlessness. Citizens expected integrity. Decker and Black provided dishonesty. Citizens expected servant leaders, grounded in humility. Decker and Black provided selfish tyranny, grounded in arrogance,” Dever said.

Anyone else find it ironic that Decker was quoting the biblical parable of the prodigal son?