1.0link176352<![CDATA[Felipe Sixto, Bush Aide, Gets Thirty Months In Jail]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/18/felipe-sixto-bush-aide-ge_n_176352.htmlWASHINGTON — A former Bush White House aide was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for stealing nearly $600,000 from a government-funded program that promotes democracy in Cuba.
Felipe Sixto apologized for stealing from the Center for a Free Cuba, telling U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton that in addition to his own greed and selfishness, he "wanted to provide a lifestyle for my family I could not afford."