"First time offender" Manafort requests sentence "significantly below the statutory maximum."

[Miles Archer]

Manafort, 69, who is due to be sentenced on March 13, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington last September to conspiracy against the United States – a charge that includes a range of conduct from money laundering to unregistered lobbying for the pro-Russia Ukrainian government – and conspiracy to obstruct justice for attempts to tamper with witnesses.

He can be sentenced up to five years for each count, for a statutory maximum of 10 years.

“We respectfully request that the Court impose a sentence significantly below the statutory maximum sentence in this case,” Manafort’s lawyers said in the filing on Monday night.

“Mr. Manafort has been punished substantially, including the forfeiture of most of his assets,” the lawyers added. “In light of his age and health concerns, a significant additional period of incarceration will likely amount to a life sentence for a first time offender.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/paul-manafort-asks-judge-sentence-far-maximum-court-filing/

[kentuck]

1. He meant "first time caught"...

He's been breaking the laws for the last 40 years.

[malaise]

3. Bwaaaaaaaah

1,000
This scumbag thought he was above the law

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Does not deserve it (Manafort). He abused the trust that so many Americans entrusted him w/,

in running a fair and clean election. He didn't. And then he tried to hide it, cover it up, protect his cronies from prosecution, and still lied after his plea agreement.

No mercy, since he didn't show any mercy either (toward ours election process, towards our FBI officials, towards our court system).

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Historically, there have been very few second offenses for treason ...

... the firing squads see to that.

[onecaliberal]

5. Uhm...