ssault AInmate Gets 30 Years for Ordering Hit Inmates Who Carried Out Also Get Prison Time

PHOENIX—Augustine Bernal Thomas, 39, of Phoenix, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton to 30 years in prison. Thomas was found guilty by a federal jury on February 16, 2011 of conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice by retaliating against a witness and obstruction of justice by retaliating against a witness.