Keith Foster lacks remorse and has not accepted responsibility for conspiring to peddle heroin and marijuana while employed as deputy chief of the Fresno Police Department, a judge said Monday in U.S. District Court.
Foster, 53, also committed perjury on the witness stand during his trial in May, Judge Anthony Ishii said.
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Yet, the judge sentenced Foster to 48 months in prison, when the prosecution sought a sentence of 78 months.
In announcing the punishment, Ishii said there’s a perception in society that “people with money or in high positions get a break.” But the judge said he had balance Foster’s positive contributions to the community, which include nearly 30 year of police work.
Ishii also noted Foster’s strong family ties and his lack of a criminal record before his conviction.