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2007-04-02 udge Orders Man Who Lied To Read Book
| Gardner Man Convicted of Perjury
A Worcester Superior Court judge has ordered a man convicted of perjury to read a book entitled "Integrity" and then write a 1,000-word essay on what he's learned from the book and his conduct.Alan Koren, 43, the former owner of a Gardner pallet company, was found guilty of lying under oath during a 2002 state Department of Industrial Accidents hearing on a compensation claim filed by an injured employee, the Telegram and Gazette reported Saturday.Judge Francis Fecteau sentenced him to 2-1/2 years in the House of Correction, but suspended the sentence for three years with probation. The convict, however, must meet several condition of probation.The judge gave Koren 90 days to read the book written by Yale law professor Stephen Carter. The convict has additional 60 days to write the essay "on his conduct in this case, the lessons he's learned, the lessons he's learned from the book, and why he thinks I ordered him to read it," Fecteau said in his ruling.Koren also must speak publicly about his case to students or business people on three occasions over the next three years."I want the lessons of this case to be indelibly learned and wired into Koren's mind," Fecteau said. |