Hard time for Carruthers

Former Betonsports PLC CEO David Carruthers drew 33 months in the slammer for racketeering. The law under which he was convicted, Slick Billy Frist‘s odious UIGEA, is ludicrous and overdue for repeal, but the recklessnss of Carruthers and company founder Gary Kaplan boggles the mind. In particular, S&G is still wondering — 3.5 years after the fact — just what the hell Carruthers was thinking when he elected to change planes at Dallas-Fort Worth (en route to Costa Rica) despite being aware that his company was beneath a Justice Department microscope. He says he was under the impression he was “outside” the laws of the U.S. No, Mr. Carruthers, you just thought you were above them. But don’t worry: The penal system offers myriad opportunities for study, meditation, learning a second career, making new friends and getting lots of tattoos.