On: U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz Issues Statement on Aar...

[jacquesm]

> This 35 year (or 50 year) thing mentioned in many blogs might be questionable.

It's not just in blogs, it is also in DOJ press releases attributed to Carmen Ortiz, linked elsewhere in this thread.

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I wonder where Ars Technica gets their information from...

"If convicted on all charges, he could have spent more than 50 years in prison."

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/internet-pioneer-...

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That's if he was found guilty and given the maximum sentence for all charges, which a lot of people seem to be missing.

The key words there being "could have."

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That's up to the judge of course. The DA can make recommendations, but they don't decide what the sentence is.