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Blackout · 01-20-2003, 03:06 PM

http://www2.amw.com/site/recent_capt...avisRiceA.html

incase nobody knew, she got captured back in october

TJ · 06-07-2003, 05:33 PM

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/5936746.htm

OAKLAND - A former Contra Costa County woman was sentenced Friday to serve two years behind bars for walking away from a Dublin prison camp where she was serving time for embezzling her husband's fortune.

Astarte Davis-Rice, 70, had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling the $1.5 million estate of James Rice, her Contra Costa County boss-turned-husband.

She vanished from the Federal Correctional Institution in 1998 after a monthslong battle with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons over the amount of time she had left to serve, said her attorney, Joyce Leavitt, of the public defender's office.

Davis-Rice eventually landed in Spokane, Wash., where she worked under the name June Thorne as a bookkeeper for a local developer. She lived in a well-to-do part of town until October, when a tipster notified authorities of her whereabouts after watching the TV program "Unsolved Mysteries," which had featured her case.

The story of Davis-Rice and that of her husband had become relatively well known in the 1980s. Authorities have long suspected the woman had a hand in her husband's disappearance.

Rice vanished in 1986 from his Virgin Islands house. Authorities almost immediately focused on Davis-Rice after discovering that she had filed false paperwork giving her control of Rice's property on the island of St. Croix, officials have said.

According to court records, 24 hours after her husband disappeared, Rice-Davis filed a false deed conveying his St. Croix house and undeveloped lots to her, then significantly lowered the selling price to quickly raise funds.

Within days of the disappearance, Davis-Rice held a garage sale where she sold off equipment and a vehicle belonging to Rice.

James Rice's body was never found; he was declared dead in 1988.

Davis-Rice has never been arrested or charged in connection with her husband's disappearance. She was charged with embezzlement in 1988, but fled to Santa Barbara while under house arrest. She was arrested 16 months later after being caught stealing money from her employer there.

She was convicted of that case and later pleaded guilty to eight charges of bilking her husband. She began serving that sentence in 1991.

While behind bars, Davis-Rice worked to improve herself, taking classes and applying a strong work ethic, Leavitt said.

Wearing yellow jail clothes and a denim shirt in court Friday, Davis-Rice declined to make a statement during the hearing before U.S. District Court Judge D. Lowell Jensen.

In 1998, she left the minimum-security part of the prison work camp. Davis-Rice had said she had served sufficient time while the Bureau of Prisons maintained that she should serve at least two more years, Leavitt said Friday. Davis-Rice has filed a petition in U.S. District Court addressing the matter.

"She became frustrated and walked away," Leavitt said. "It's not excusable, but it is different than somebody who walks away at the first opportunity or someone who uses threats or violence to get out."

Davis-Rice will serve the new sentence concurrently with the remainder of her previous term. She could again serve her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin.

In arguing for Davis-Rice's sentence to run consecutively to the remainder of her initial sentence, prosecutor Stephen Corrigan said the woman must simply be punished.

"She clearly understands that she shouldn't have done it, that it was against the law," Corrigan said. "She took steps, clearly, to avoid being arrested."

sdb4884 · 03-18-2010, 01:04 PM

I read on UM wiki that she was charged with the murder of her husband after she told the police she was on the run from the mafia who she believed kiled her husband?

xxxxmattxxxx69 · 03-19-2010, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by sdb4884

I read on UM wiki that she was charged with the murder of her husband after she told the police she was on the run from the mafia who she believed kiled her husband?

They technically can't charge her for the murder of Jim Rice without a body but Jim's family should at least file a civil suit on her for wrongful death/injury.

IzzeBee · 01-12-2011, 03:09 PM

Okay in case u haven't noticed u live across the country to keep ur nose out of this and FYI she is MY grandmother and u need to keep out of all of this because u know nothing and I know everything about this

IzzeBee · 01-12-2011, 03:10 PM

I'm her granddaughter so shut up. No one asked u opinion and u don't know what happened but I do.

cocytus · 01-12-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by IzzeBee

Okay in case u haven't noticed u live across the country to keep ur nose out of this and FYI she is MY grandmother and u need to keep out of all of this because u know nothing and I know everything about this

Well, a jury of her peers found that she was guilty. Shouldn't you be directing your "shut ups" towards them and the prosecutors?

IzzeBee · 01-12-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cocytus

Well, a jury of her peers found that she was guilty. Shouldn't you be directing your "shut ups" towards them and the prosecutors?

No because I never said she didn't do it. I'm saying u don't know what your talking about so I would shut up if I were u or the next time someone says something untrue about u, u would be able to defend yourself because u do the same damn thing

Clockworkhigh · 01-12-2011, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by IzzeBee

No because I never said she didn't do it. I'm saying u don't know what your talking about so I would shut up if I were u or the next time someone says something untrue about u, u would be able to defend yourself because u do the same damn thing

I'm confused here. You are saying the exact same thing on another thread. Now you say that you never said she "didn't do it" but are mad when people assume she did? Prove to us you are her grandchild because you have done little to convince me of that. What are we printing that is wrong here?

truthbtold · 01-13-2011, 04:01 AM

I agree, your claim that you are her grand daughter holds little weight. Your poor grammar does not help your case either. Give us SOME kind of compelling statement and we will gladly entertain your thoughts.

IzzeBee · 01-14-2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Clockworkhigh

I'm confused here. You are saying the exact same thing on another thread. Now you say that you never said she "didn't do it" but are mad when people assume she did? Prove to us you are her grandchild because you have done little to convince me of that. What are we printing that is wrong here?

I'm not mad that u think she killed him but u can't prove it, I already know for a fact that she killed him and toss his body away in the virgin islands waters. Then she convinced HERSELF that he ran away with another woman. Personally I think she is insane. And i don't know how to prove I'm the granddaughter besides a blood test but I can tell u anything u want about my father. Anyway I have to go to school because I am 14

bye

cocytus · 01-14-2011, 09:00 AM

^^^^
What a spectacular waste of time.

Clockworkhigh · 01-14-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by IzzeBee

I'm not mad that u think she killed him but u can't prove it, I already know for a fact that she killed him and toss his body away in the virgin islands waters. Then she convinced HERSELF that he ran away with another woman. Personally I think she is insane. And i don't know how to prove I'm the granddaughter besides a blood test but I can tell u anything u want about my father. Anyway I have to go to school because I am 14

bye

I haven't been 14 for a long time but in all honesty what do schools teach kids nowadays?

Oh well..............

I have no idea what this poster was mad at in the first place

IzzeBee · 01-14-2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Clockworkhigh

I haven't been 14 for a long time but in all honesty what do schools teach kids nowadays?

Oh well..............

I have no idea what this poster was mad at in the first place

Right now I have study hall 1st, geometry honors 2nd, Latin 3rd, art 4th, lunch, gym 6th, bio honors 7th, and engish 1 honors 8th..... And Im not sure if u mention poser or poster but I was mad that u were talking about my grandmother without knowing what happened

IzzeBee · 01-14-2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Clockworkhigh

I haven't been 14 for a long time but in all honesty what do schools teach kids nowadays?

Oh well..............

I have no idea what this poster was mad at in the first place

Right now I have study hall 1st, geometry honors 2nd, Latin 3rd, art 4th, lunch, gym 6th, bio honors 7th, and engish 1 honors 8th..... And Im not sure if u mention poser or poster but I was mad that u were talking about my grandmother without knowing what happened

01-20-2003, 03:06 PM	#1
Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,236	Astarte Davis Rice Update http://www2.amw.com/site/recent_capt...avisRiceA.html incase nobody knew, she got captured back in october

01-13-2011, 04:01 AM	#10
truthbtold Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 16, 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 84	I agree, your claim that you are her grand daughter holds little weight. Your poor grammar does not help your case either. Give us SOME kind of compelling statement and we will gladly entertain your thoughts.
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06-07-2003, 05:33 PM	#2
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,699	http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/5936746.htm OAKLAND - A former Contra Costa County woman was sentenced Friday to serve two years behind bars for walking away from a Dublin prison camp where she was serving time for embezzling her husband's fortune. Astarte Davis-Rice, 70, had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling the $1.5 million estate of James Rice, her Contra Costa County boss-turned-husband. She vanished from the Federal Correctional Institution in 1998 after a monthslong battle with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons over the amount of time she had left to serve, said her attorney, Joyce Leavitt, of the public defender's office. Davis-Rice eventually landed in Spokane, Wash., where she worked under the name June Thorne as a bookkeeper for a local developer. She lived in a well-to-do part of town until October, when a tipster notified authorities of her whereabouts after watching the TV program "Unsolved Mysteries," which had featured her case. The story of Davis-Rice and that of her husband had become relatively well known in the 1980s. Authorities have long suspected the woman had a hand in her husband's disappearance. Rice vanished in 1986 from his Virgin Islands house. Authorities almost immediately focused on Davis-Rice after discovering that she had filed false paperwork giving her control of Rice's property on the island of St. Croix, officials have said. According to court records, 24 hours after her husband disappeared, Rice-Davis filed a false deed conveying his St. Croix house and undeveloped lots to her, then significantly lowered the selling price to quickly raise funds. Within days of the disappearance, Davis-Rice held a garage sale where she sold off equipment and a vehicle belonging to Rice. James Rice's body was never found; he was declared dead in 1988. Davis-Rice has never been arrested or charged in connection with her husband's disappearance. She was charged with embezzlement in 1988, but fled to Santa Barbara while under house arrest. She was arrested 16 months later after being caught stealing money from her employer there. She was convicted of that case and later pleaded guilty to eight charges of bilking her husband. She began serving that sentence in 1991. While behind bars, Davis-Rice worked to improve herself, taking classes and applying a strong work ethic, Leavitt said. Wearing yellow jail clothes and a denim shirt in court Friday, Davis-Rice declined to make a statement during the hearing before U.S. District Court Judge D. Lowell Jensen. In 1998, she left the minimum-security part of the prison work camp. Davis-Rice had said she had served sufficient time while the Bureau of Prisons maintained that she should serve at least two more years, Leavitt said Friday. Davis-Rice has filed a petition in U.S. District Court addressing the matter. "She became frustrated and walked away," Leavitt said. "It's not excusable, but it is different than somebody who walks away at the first opportunity or someone who uses threats or violence to get out." Davis-Rice will serve the new sentence concurrently with the remainder of her previous term. She could again serve her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin. In arguing for Davis-Rice's sentence to run consecutively to the remainder of her initial sentence, prosecutor Stephen Corrigan said the woman must simply be punished. "She clearly understands that she shouldn't have done it, that it was against the law," Corrigan said. "She took steps, clearly, to avoid being arrested."

03-18-2010, 01:04 PM	#3
sdb4884 UM Meme Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,234	I read on UM wiki that she was charged with the murder of her husband after she told the police she was on the run from the mafia who she believed kiled her husband?

01-12-2011, 03:09 PM	#5
IzzeBee Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2011 Posts: 16	Okay in case u haven't noticed u live across the country to keep ur nose out of this and FYI she is MY grandmother and u need to keep out of all of this because u know nothing and I know everything about this

01-12-2011, 03:10 PM	#6
IzzeBee Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2011 Posts: 16	I'm her granddaughter so shut up. No one asked u opinion and u don't know what happened but I do.

01-14-2011, 09:00 AM	#12
cocytus Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 15, 2010 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 781	^^^^ What a spectacular waste of time.