Avram wrote.....

"It sounded to me in the report that Mel assumed responsibility by offering Dean his money back."

I'm not going to comment on IF the punishment was too harsh or not. I do know that if one of us were to rob a Bank we can't just say.......

"I'll give the money back" and then everything is ok. I also feel IF Mel is not guilty then he would have said something by now. Maybe at this point he has been advised not to............Andy - Las Vegas