by Johnny1and1 » Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:40 am
He would have got 3 years (if concurrent), and 3 years (if concurrent) supervised release on counts 1-5. The conspiracy to distribute added in 2018 added one more year. He got a great deal.
This entire case is a lesson in how the feds work. They have 5 to 7 years (which can be extended), and usually take 2 -3 maximum (which they seem to stick to). In this case August of 2016 through almost April of 2018. That's the building of maximum sentence part. This part gets reported and sensationalized. I believe without looking back the maximums in this case were over 200 years. This is what I mean when I post that what's public and reported isn't accurate in practice. But it is huge leverage, and in my opinion, abused and needs reformed. Notwithstanding what someone might think of the crime(s) or person(s), which in this case I've made no comment about.
The other lesson is in the sentencing. Because of immediate cooperation and early agreement to a plea, one can see the sentencing reductions. The Feds do not like it when you fight.
I read through most of the court filings that interest me, either when they become available, or shortly before. I've concluded some things based on my personal experiences and years of reading through federal court filings. Without going into all of my conclusions, the one major conclusion is the Feds could be doing hundreds of cases, and are selective based on level of crime and potential publicity. Because of mention of unindicted coconspirators and confidential informants. Sometimes these are followed by a description or narrative, and sometimes the geographic area or the operations are different than what the main action is about. Finally you will see years after the case is disposed, defendant's attorneys filing motions to unseal documents as it regards this. Normally very attorney and defendant specific. Based on this you can make assumptions about how concerned someone might be. From this (and other things), not in this specific case, or this famiglia, I can kind of tell who is with who.
He would have got 3 years (if concurrent), and 3 years (if concurrent) supervised release on counts 1-5. The conspiracy to distribute added in 2018 added one more year. He got a great deal.
This entire case is a lesson in how the feds work. They have 5 to 7 years (which can be extended), and usually take 2 -3 maximum (which they seem to stick to). In this case August of 2016 through almost April of 2018. That's the building of maximum sentence part. This part gets reported and sensationalized. I believe without looking back the maximums in this case were over 200 years. This is what I mean when I post that what's public and reported isn't accurate in practice. But it is huge leverage, and in my opinion, abused and needs reformed. Notwithstanding what someone might think of the crime(s) or person(s), which in this case I've made no comment about.
The other lesson is in the sentencing. Because of immediate cooperation and early agreement to a plea, one can see the sentencing reductions. The Feds do not like it when you fight.
I read through most of the court filings that interest me, either when they become available, or shortly before. I've concluded some things based on my personal experiences and years of reading through federal court filings. Without going into all of my conclusions, the one major conclusion is the Feds could be doing hundreds of cases, and are selective based on level of crime and potential publicity. Because of mention of unindicted coconspirators and confidential informants. Sometimes these are followed by a description or narrative, and sometimes the geographic area or the operations are different than what the main action is about. Finally you will see years after the case is disposed, defendant's attorneys filing motions to unseal documents as it regards this. Normally very attorney and defendant specific. Based on this you can make assumptions about how concerned someone might be. From this (and other things), not in this specific case, or this famiglia, I can kind of tell who is with who.