The CVS caper came after a judge halted a previous 15-month sentence for a petit larceny charge in January so she could get on a waiting list for a transplant. It seemed like McCloud, who has end-stage heart disease, had got away with the CVS theft - until the stunning and potentially life-threatening reversal of fortune in Nassau County District Court.
Judge Francis Ricigliano, who had released her on the previous sentence, was furious she had shown him up a second time - and sent her in jail. "The heart transplant is off the table," said her lawyer, Leonard Isaacs, explaining that as an inmate, she no longer qualifies for the Medicaid that would have covered a transplant.
McCloud, who could be heard sobbing in court, travels with an I.V. drip that keeps her heart pumping. She pleaded guilty to the CVS theft and will have another six months tacked onto the remainder of her 15-month sentence, her lawyer said.
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Quite harsh, in practice a death penalty for such a petty crime. But then, she really should have known better, one break is more than many ever get.
She must be mentally ill or something, though. Nobody rational would give up their chance at a heart transplant for some whitestrips and diet pills.
Give her a healthy heart that someone else could have gotten so she can go on to steal some more? Hell no. It's not a death penalty...it's a (short) life lesson. Make your peace with whatever god you follow and accept your fate.
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