Many people who plead guilty of federal white-collar crimes, and subsequently cooperate with the government in the investigation, usually get lighter prison sentences that are well below the FSG.
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But as will surprise no regular readers of this column, the federal government utilized a number of weapons in its arsenal to convince Milken to plead guilty regardless of the relative merits of the prosecution.
He said he would plead guilty to sending the documents to Wikileaks in violation of military regulations but would not plead guilty to a violation of federal espionage laws.
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Today, Garrett Bauer (44) of New York, NY was sentenced to 9 years in prison after agreeing last December to plead guilty to charges of trading stocks based on confidential information related to mergers and acquisitions.
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They also had a ray of hope that they could actually prevail at trial, which is difficult since 90% of defendants plead guilty and less than 10% of those defendants who do go to trial ever win.
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She isn't even guaranteed that they'll allow her to resign, and they may require that she plead guilty to some of the charges.
He hasn't admitted or denied guilt in the SEC case, but he did plead guilty to two of the charges brought by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Mr Swartz had intended to plead not guilty to charges of computer fraud and wire fraud.
Robert Bales intends to plead guilty in the killing of 16 Afghan villagers, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Its Japanese securities business plead guilty to one count of wire fraud tied to rigging Yen Libor.
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The revelations heighten expectations that Holmes would plead not guilty by reason of insanity on Tuesday, his next scheduled court appearance.
He plead guilty to one count of conspiracy, and was recently released to a halfway house after serving part of his 40-month sentence.
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Defence lawyers had previously raised questions about the accused's mental health, leading analysts to believe Mr Holmes would plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
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With occasional exceptions, cooperating witnesses often plead guilty at the outset of a case, but their sentencing is put off until after the trials and sentencing of non-cooperating defendants.
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But it suggests he will not plead guilty to aiding enemies of the US (identified by prosecutors as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula), violating federal espionage and computer laws - charges for which he could face life in prison if found guilty.
Peter Madoff (67) decided to plead guilty on June 29th of this year for his role in the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history and today U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain put her stamp of approval on a 10 year prison term that had been recommended by the prosecution and agreed to by Peter Madoff.
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Many of these defendants do later plead guilty before their trial begins, as Mr Straw complains, but half of them do so after the charges against them have been reduced.
The jury heard how Grenfell had offered to plead guilty to the culpable homicide of Mr Simpson.
Had Swartz chosen to plead not guilty, the offer of six months in jail would have evaporated.
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Lewis agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice and testify against his friends.
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Instead, his decision to plead guilty to perverting the course of justice means his career in politics is now over.
Maye has plead guilty to a reduced charged of manslaughter, and has been resentenced to 10 years in prison, time he has already served.
Instead, Hubbell will plead guilty to the felony charge of concealing material from federal regulators relating to billing records of the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas.
The jury heard how Grenfell had offered to plead guilty to the culpable homicide of Mr Simpson, claiming he had never "set out" to kill the pensioner.
Monday's hearing came less than a week after Holmes' defense team filed documents saying Holmes had offered to plead guilty and spend the rest of his life in jail.
Monday's hearing comes less than a week after Holmes' defense team filed documents saying Holmes has offered to plead guilty and spend the rest of his life in jail.
In other words, the defense lawyers are claiming the prosecution has promised leniency to the witnesses many of whom have plead guilty to related charges.
The wheels of his capital prosecution have now been set in motion after the offer made by Holmes' defense counsel to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment without the chance of parole was rejected by Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler.
Shah was plead guilty in November 2010 to one count of securities fraud and three counts of wire fraud.
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Mr Rideau's lawyers have hinted at a deal in which their client will plead guilty and be sentenced to the amount of time he has already served.
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