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A Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Asks: Could Swapping Criminal Defendants Be The Solution?

By Altman & Altman

Usually, the ?Attorney Sam?s Take? postings take place on Fridays. However, this past week, I was finishing a jury trial and so could not post in a timely manner. I did not feel I could not simply shelve this subject, though, because we may have solved a problem plaguing the criminal justice system?in Boston and beyond. As you have probably, heard, the ten alleged Russian agents recently rounded up in the Boston area and other parts of the Northeast, have pleaded guilty at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Most of the defendants admitted that they are Russian citizens and are agents working for the Russian Federation. The sentence? Well, a swap has been arranged. The Russian Federation will receive the spies in their custody and in turn will release four individuals claimed to be connected to American intelligence agencies, according to the United States Department of Justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on July 11, 2010 (boomark / email).