She added: “You probably did endanger the horses in your care. Fortunately, they didn’t break down. You tried to achieve an unfair benefit. I hope you settle for that, however I don’t suppose that you just do. On the finish of the day, unquestionably, you undermined the integrity of horse racing.”
Mr. Servis, who was additionally ordered to pay $163,932 in restitution and a $30,000 effective, is to report back to jail on Nov. 1. He addressed the court docket briefly in the course of the listening to, which lasted greater than two hours. He broke down in tears earlier than studying his assertion, and the decide requested if he wished a break, however his lawyer, Rita Glavin, stated he was in a position to proceed.
“No phrases can clarify how remorseful and sorry I’m over the choices I’ve made and the folks I’ve let down and the folks I’ve harm, principally my spouse and two sons,” he stated as Ms. Glavin positioned her hand on his shoulder. “I’ll reside with this for the remainder of my life, and I’m most actually sorry, and I throw myself on the mercy of the court docket.”
Mr. Servis pleaded responsible in December 2022 to 2 expenses, one felony and one misdemeanor, associated to using two banned substances: clenbuterol, a bronchodilator, and SGF-1000, a chemical compound that was stated to advertise stamina and endurance. He was sentenced to 3 years in jail for the felony cost and one 12 months for the misdemeanor, to be served consecutively.
4 years was the utmost sentence that Choose Vyskocil may have levied in opposition to Mr. Servis, 66, for the responsible pleas on the 2 counts. Earlier than getting into into the plea settlement, Mr. Servis may have confronted as much as 25 years in jail had he been convicted on expenses of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.