Following sentencing proceedings that presented a challenge for U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein of the Eastern District of New York, the judge sentenced a former state assemblywoman from Brooklyn convicted of bilking thousands of dollars from various entities to six months in prison.

Weinstein, who has been known to mete out unexpected if not unorthodox sentences in some cases, announced the sentence for Pamela Harris on Thursday, almost two weeks after a 90-minute sentencing hearing that ended with the judge saying he would need more time to determine Harris’ fate.