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Jack Abramoff getting cooperator's benefit

By Douglas A. Berman

This story, headlined "DOJ Seeks Reduced Sentence For Abramoff In D.C. Corruption Case," highlights in a high-profile setting the sentencing benefits of cooperating with the feds:Federal prosecutors are seeking a reduced sentence for imprisoned GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a Washington, D.C., corruption case, citing his his "significant and useful" cooperation against other individuals involved in the scandal that brought down the one-time K Street superstar. Prosecutors are seeking only a 64-month sentence for Abramoff in the D.C. corruption case, far less than the minimum 108 months behind bars he could have received under federal sentencing guidelines. Abramoff, who is already serving a 70-month prison term in a Florida fraud case, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).