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To: DaiTN who wrote (6828)12/7/2004 8:02:38 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell  Read Replies (3) of 12465
 
Do you really think they pleaded guilty if the government did not have a strong case against them?

That may well be true. But it also might be true that to challenge the charges in court would cost a fortune regardless of the outcome so this was the easy and quick way out. People normally plead guilty to lesser charges so it's also possible the government had threatened to try them on RICO or other more major counts if they didn't cooperate. Having been SLAPP'd a few times myself, I can say that our legal system is as much a function of money as justice.

- Jeff

P.S. I hope you feel assured that I don't ban people for having opinions contrary to my own.
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