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The latest news is the saga of "Sex, Lies and Variances"

By Douglas A. Berman

I reported in this post yesterday on the fascinating federal sentencing case that could provide the basis for screenplay titled "Sex, Lies and Variances."  The latest news in the case comes from this Boston Globe article: Federal prosecutors today defended their controversial recommendation that a suspected prostitute receive only six months in jail for allegedly extorting $280,000 from a prominent businessman, saying a longer sentence might prompt her to go to trial, which the businessman wanted to avoid to keep his identity secret. "Here, the victim's interest in avoiding a trial in which his identity would in all likelihood be revealed is a factor which the government has weighed heavily in calculating its recommended sentence," Assistant US Attorney James P...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).