He hopes his cooperation will lead to a reduced sentence.
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What he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence.
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"He's lying, very simply, to get a reduced sentence," Trump said.
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She testified against Chapo in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.
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Cohen has said privately a reduced sentence is not his motivation.
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He testified against Chapo in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.
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She pleaded guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence, according to reports.
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He is cooperating with the special counsel to get a reduced sentence.
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The president accused Cohen of "lying" in order to receive a reduced sentence.
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Cohen is cooperating with Mueller's team in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.
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Thus, he can't see 15 more years in prison as a reduced sentence.
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In return, Mueller's office said it would ask the court for a reduced sentence.
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Go deeper: Trump says" flipping" for a reduced sentence "almost ought to be illegal."
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"He's lying, very simply, to get a reduced sentence," Trump said in November 2018.
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In the hopes of a reduced sentence, he made a deal with federal prosecutors.
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He is expected to receive a reduced sentence in return for cooperating with investigators.
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Mr. Sobell, too, had resisted government hints of a reduced sentence if he confessed.
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It's likely that Sanchez hopes to receive the same deal, along with a reduced sentence.
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Prosecutors have not agreed to file a formal request for a reduced sentence for Cohen, however.
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In his argument for a reduced sentence, Gillice noted that Greene immediately began cooperating with authorities.
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With a reduced sentence, Persky was aiming to achieve that balance with a particularly unpopular defendant.
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As Hussein fights this reduced sentence, advocacy groups supporting her say they're fearful for her safety.
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Prosecutors had requested that he receive a reduced sentence because of his "extraordinary" and "substantial" cooperation.
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This means he can try to aid investigators in an effort to earn a reduced sentence.
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He pleaded guilty to charges in February and is cooperating for the possibility of a reduced sentence.
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" She said she believed Cohen was testifying to the panel to "try to get a reduced sentence.
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When the Russians caught Mr. Skripal, they saw him that way, too, granting him a reduced sentence.
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Ahead of Wednesday&aposs sentencing, prosecutors filed a memo asking that Hernandez be given a reduced sentence.
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That means Mueller doesn't have to lobby for a reduced sentence for Manafort, as he'd agreed to.
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"He's a weak person and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence," Trump told reporters.
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That May, the new prosecutor offered her a deal: a reduced sentence if she pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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He cooperated extensively with prosecutors, which led them to argue that he should be given a reduced sentence.
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Legal analyst Areva Martin said the judge's rulings so far suggest he will give Cosby a much reduced sentence.
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There is not, as of yet, any indication of a deal between Bergdahl and prosecutors for a reduced sentence.
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Mr. Trump said Mr. Cohen lied to prosecutors so that he could get a reduced sentence for his crimes.
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Mr. Cohen's agreement with the government contains a provision that could allow him to receive a significantly reduced sentence.
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Mr. Rubashkin had tried for years to get a reduced sentence, but was repeatedly turned down by the courts.
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His attorney is seeking a reduced sentence of two years, citing Daniels&apos mental illness and acknowledgement he did wrong.
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Trump repeated his claim that Cohen, who worked for years at the Trump Organization, lied to get a reduced sentence.
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He's cooperating with the feds as part of a plea deal to get a reduced sentence in his own case.
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But Bond might not face trial; it's likely that she'll testify against McCarthy, possibly in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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When Cardenas Guillen was extradited to the US in 2007, he negotiated a plea bargain that got him a reduced sentence.
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The reason: the Justice Department says the amount of drugs they handled was too large to qualify for a reduced sentence.
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Gates, who also worked on the Trump campaign, has been cooperating with the special counsel, hoping to get a reduced sentence.
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Mr. Trump accused his former fixer of lying to receive a reduced sentence for the crimes he has pleaded guilty to.
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The former governor has advocated for a pardon or a reduced sentence for years, appealing directly to Trump in some cases.
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He has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and is testifying against his former boss in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.
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It is significant that Guzman did not plead guilty and agree to cooperate with U.S. authorities in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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"He's a weak person and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence," Trump told reporters at the White House.
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Another former aide, David Wildstein, pleaded guilty to a reduced sentence of two conspiracy counts last year, and turned witness for the prosecution.
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After court adjourned, Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, told reporters that Fields' apology was simply a last-ditch effort to get a reduced sentence.
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Flynn likely will receive a vastly reduced sentence if prosecutors conclude he has provided "substantial assistance" in their investigation, according to court filings.
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"Michael Cohen is lying and he's trying to get a reduced sentence for things that have nothing to do with me," he said.
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"Michael Cohen is lying and he's trying to get a reduced sentence for things that have nothing to do with me," Trump said.
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They are consistent with only one conclusion: Mr. Manafort and his lawyers seek a presidential pardon, not a reduced sentence through sincere cooperation.
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Riddell agreed to the terms in a plea deal signed last month in exchange for his cooperation with investigators and a reduced sentence.
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However, Judge Tammy Kemp allowed the jury to consider the "sudden passion" defense, which carries a reduced sentence of 2 to 20 years.
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The president suggests it should be illegal for people facing prosecution to co-operate with the government in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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"Michael Cohen is lying and he's trying to get a reduced sentence for things that have nothing to do with me," he added.
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Even after he pleaded guilty, which qualified him for a reduced sentence under U.S. guidelines, Markara was facing more than four years in prison.
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But U.S. prosecutors have since accused Manafort of lying to investigators, complicating his efforts to get a reduced sentence in exchange for his cooperation.
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Trump told reporters Thursday that Cohen was a "weak person" and accused his former lawyer of lying in order to get a reduced sentence.
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If Mr. Manafort most feared the spy's comeuppance, he wouldn't have agreed to cooperate, and earn a much reduced sentence, in the first place.
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The session with the Southern District prosecutors was not the first time Mr. Cohen provided information that could possibly lead to a reduced sentence.
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His plea and cooperation deal may help him obtain a reduced sentence, but it could also be the end of his rap alter ego.
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She posted this shot of Jeffrey's family members, who are clearly thrilled he's been granted a reduced sentence after more than 2 decades behind bars.
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That six-month ban represented a reduced sentence after the International Tennis Federation ruled that Kozlova bore "no significant fault or negligence" in the case.
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And by being weak, unlike other people that you watch, he's a weak person, and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence.
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After the sentencing commission amended the guidelines, Chavez-Meza requested a reduced sentence of 108 months, but he was only granted a sentence of 114.
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But the finding frees Mueller's office from its contractual obligations in the plea, like asking for a reduced sentence for him because of his cooperation.
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After the sentencing commission amended the guidelines, Chavez-Meza requested a reduced sentence of 108 months, but he was granted only a sentence of 114.
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In exchange for a reduced sentence, he coöperated with the government against his former superior, an Army captain, who recently pleaded guilty to similar charges.
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In exchange for his reduced sentence, Mr. Skilling gave up about $42 million, all of which was to be distributed to victims of Enron's fraud.
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In the call summary, Zarrab told Ahad that "you need to admit to crimes you haven't committed" to get a reduced sentence in the United States.
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The three defendants have maintained their innocence, with defense attorney Jack Sharman arguing that Robinson is hoping to get a reduced sentence by cooperating with prosecutors.
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His reduced sentence was allegedly based on his prior record — he previously pled guilty for drug trafficking — and the amount of marijuana he was caught with.
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Manafort's former associate Richard Gates, who is cooperating with the special counsel in exchange for a potential reduced sentence, offered dramatic testimony against his former boss.
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Trump blasted Cohen as a "weak person" who's telling lies to get a reduced sentence, in comments to reporters on the White House lawn Thursday morning.
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"He's lying, very simply, to get a reduced sentence," Trump said after Cohen's latest guilty plea concerning his statements about Trump's business in Russia was announced.
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President Donald Trump is suggesting that it should be illegal for people facing prosecution to co-operate with the government in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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The decision came after a recommendation from the Justice Department that they be given a reduced sentence in return for their "extensive and exceptional" cooperation with authorities.
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Pleading guilty to a charge of intent to distribute drugs—in exchange for a reduced sentence of one year and one day—would protect him from deportation.
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Michael Baldassare, a lawyer for Baroni, also suggested Wildstein's testimony was biased because he is seeking a reduced sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy.
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The court gave Yang a reduced sentence as she had expressed regret, pleaded guilty and actively returned her illegal gains, as well returned to China, Xinhua reported.
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Cohen could use his willingness to testify as a way to appeal for a more reduced sentence, though there is no agreement with prosecutors to consider that.
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He made his admissions to Bloomberg because he is "hoping to convince the public that he's rehabilitated – and gather support for a reduced sentence," the article read.
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He is scheduled to be sentenced in December, leaving a window in which he can try to aid investigators in an effort to earn a reduced sentence.
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In legal docs, obtained by TMZ ... the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York lays out the reasons for a reduced sentence for the rapper.
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Gates, who also served on Trump's campaign, pleaded guilty in February and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors under a deal that could lead to a reduced sentence.
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But the known facts of the case indicate his team is likely considering pleading guilty and possibly helping the government in exchange for a reduced sentence, experts say.
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Although the prosecutors may again meet with Mr. Cohen about ongoing investigations, the people said, his hope that they would support a reduced sentence has all but vanished.
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Those lies, a federal judge ruled, violated Mr. Manafort's agreement to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for consideration of a reduced sentence related to his work in Ukraine.
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"Reza says in such a country, in order to get out or get a reduced sentence, you need to admit to crimes you haven't committed," the summary says.
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" Before leaving for the G-20 summit in Argentina on Thursday, Trump told reporters outside the White House that Cohen is "lying, very simply, to get a reduced sentence.
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"Cohen is being a weak person and trying to get a reduced sentence so he's lying about a project everyone knew about," Trump told reporters, according to The Guardian.
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Once Flynn is headed for prison, we might ask if he wants to tell us some stories about Trump and other campaign aides, in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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"He's a weak person and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence," Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a summit in Argentina.
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The district attorney of Orleans Parish in Louisiana defended a "reduced" sentence for a juvenile lifer to a term that would have let him leave prison at age 101.
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His letter comes a week after prosecutors submitted their own letter to the judge, arguing that Hernandez&aposs testimony was helpful and that he should receive a reduced sentence.
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"He's a weak person and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence," Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a summit in Argentina.
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The future of his plea As with any criminal case, it is possible that Smollett and prosecutors could agree to a reduced sentence in return for a guilty plea.
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Cifuentes, the patriarch of a prolific Colombian drug family, is one of several cooperating witnesses called by the government to testify against Chapo in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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Instead, it would be an acknowledgement of how hard it would be to beat the charges and that taking a reduced sentence or probation would simply be his best deal.
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Gates is testifying against his longtime partner and cooperating with Mueller's probe hoping to receive a reduced sentence after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy and lying to the FBI.
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During more than a dozen visits to Guantánamo, Mr. Reichler negotiated with the United States military commission for a plea bargain that allowed Mr. Qosi to serve a reduced sentence.
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Manafort stared directly at Gates as he read aloud the details of his plea agreement, which could see him receive a reduced sentence, at the direction of a prosecution lawyer.
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Many court records for El Liceniado's case remain under seal, but recent filings indicate he struck a deal for a reduced sentence in exchange for his testimony against El Chapo.
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Inmates sentenced to life in prison for minor third strike crimes could receive a reduced sentence if a court determined the prisoner no longer poses an unreasonable threat to public safety.
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Rodrigo Janot, the attorney-general, has been widely criticised for his plea bargain with the Batistas, which broke good practice by granting them immunity from prosecution (rather than a reduced sentence).
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He later cooperated with the FBI and the CIA for a reduced sentence after he was convicted in a $40 million stock manipulation and money-laundering scheme in New York state.
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" She said a reduced sentence for Zambada was needed in order to "incentivize other criminals out there who engage in serious drug trafficking who are thinking about engaging with the government.
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Valdez spent five years in a Mexican prison, where according to The New Yorker, he shopped around intelligence on other traffickers and corrupt Mexican officials in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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His attorney notes in a filing Monday night that prosecutors will attest to the court how helpful he's been and will ask for a reduced sentence for his admissions of guilt.
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WADA believed that accepting the reduced sentence would "create a loophole" wherein any athlete could claim "no significant fault" or "significant negligence" by blaming their coaches or being under a certain age.
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Mr Harow, who worked with Mr Netanyahu for more than a decade, agreed to testify in return for a reduced sentence in his own trial on charges of defrauding the tax authorities.
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"Cohen is being a weak person and trying to get a reduced sentence so he's lying about a project everyone knew about," Trump told reporters at the time, according to The Guardian.
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The revelation, first reported by The New York Times, comes days after Barr's Justice Department undercut career prosecutors in the case of Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone to recommend a reduced sentence.
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Stone has declared that he would never cooperate, but attorney Michael Cohen said he would take a bullet for Trump before he turned against him in an effort to get a reduced sentence.
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Over Twitter, Trump described the payments as legal, "private transactions" that are being criminalized by his adversaries and leveraged by Cohen, who is cooperating with prosecutors in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.
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He is in prison in Germany, his home country, serving a reduced sentence because he was cooperating with the authorities in giving information about the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
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More than 50 defendants ended up being convicted as part of the criminal ring, including Jacobson, who served a reduced sentence of 37 months in exchange for a signed confession and court testimony.
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In a series of tweets on Monday, Trump accused Cohen of cooperating with federal prosecutors in the Russia probe in exchange for a reduced sentence on unrelated tax fraud and campaign finance charges.
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Once he was imprisoned, informants told the government that Mr. Sobell might reveal details of the espionage ring in return for a reduced sentence, but apparently his wife, Helen, persuaded him not to.
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There is a mechanism in the federal rules -- Rule 35 -- that permits the prosecutor to ask the judge for a reduced sentence if the defendant provides valuable cooperation after his original sentence was imposed.
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The Times of Malta reported on Sunday that one of the three men awaiting trial had been offered a reduced sentence in exchange for testimony leading to the identification and conviction of the mastermind.
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The president spent Wednesday hitting back at Cohen over Twitter and in an interview with Fox News Channel, where he accused his former attorney of lying to prosecutors to get a reduced sentence (The Hill).
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In a series of tweets on Monday, the president accused Cohen of cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe in exchange for a reduced sentence on the unrelated tax fraud and campaign finance charges.
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Four federal prosecutors quit the case against President Donald Trump's dirty-trickster ally Roger Stone on Tuesday afternoon, after the Justice Department intervened in Stone's favor by recommending a reduced sentence, per the president's wishes.
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Besides Cohen's claim regarding the White House job, Republicans also questioned him repeatedly on whether he was interested in a book or movie deal or if he could get a reduced sentence based on his testimony.
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Documents obtained last year by VICE News showed that Le Roux pleaded guilty to federal drug charges and is working with the DEA to set up his former underlings, likely in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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READ MORE: A short history of Trump denying any connection to Russia "Michael Cohen is lying and he's trying to get a reduced sentence for things that have nothing to do with me," Trump told reporters.
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And if the stories are to be believed, he intends to bypass witness protection too, should his confessional gambit result in a dramatically reduced sentence Wednesday that would see him freed from federal custody soon thereafter.
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Among the changes made to win converts were steps to deny anyone convicted of a serious violent felony from qualifying for a reduced sentence and keeping current sentencing guidelines in place for those considered armed career criminals.
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Mr. Cohen's cooperation served a dual purpose: It was a parting shot at the president and an opportunity for Mr. Cohen's lawyers, citing his assistance, to ask that the prosecutors petition the judge for a reduced sentence.
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Of the 231 people who received a pardon or a reduced sentence from Mr. Obama, virtually all had been serving sentences under tough antidrug laws, including those convicted of low-level, nonviolent crimes like possession of cocaine.
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In a sign of his once-rarefied status, he can count among his supporters two former Australian prime ministers, including one, John Howard, who submitted a character reference as part of a push for a reduced sentence.
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As part of the plea deal Flynn reached with special counsel Robert Mueller's office, Flynn agreed to cooperate with the government, with the understanding that if he's helpful, prosecutors will ask the judge to consider a reduced sentence.
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In a letter to Democratic lawmakers on Thursday first reported by CNN, Cohen's lawyers wrote that he offered the new information and asked for assistance convincing prosecutors he deserves a reduced sentence as well as postponed jail time.
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" So, Giuliani continued, Cohen was happy to "lie" about Donald Trump in the hope of getting a reduced sentence, because "he's afraid to testify against his father-in-law, because the repercussions for that will be far worse.
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In his letter addressed to Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein and acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Grassley asked a series of questions about Greene's actions, FBI oversight, and the Justice Department's decision to argue for a reduced sentence.
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With the passage of the First Step Act in December — with support by Democrats and Republicans, and Trump's signature — Charles' attorneys pushed for a reduced sentence, citing his "extraordinary rehabilitation," and prosecutors said they would not challenge his release.
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Mr. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for guilty pleas in two separate cases — a reduced sentence in consideration of information he shared with federal prosecutors, including details that implicated Mr. Trump in criminal activity.
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The second big revelation is that although Papadopoulos made a deal with Mueller's team to cooperate in exchange for a reduced sentence, it seems he was reluctant to actually cooperate, and what he did offer wasn't all that valuable.
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On July 21st he signed a state's witness arrangement with Israel's justice ministry, agreeing to serve a reduced sentence of a year in prison and to pay a 10m-shekel ($2.8m) fine in return for disclosing all that he knows.
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Shortly after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress about a Russian real estate deal President Trump allegedly sought as a candidate, Trump accused his former fixer and attorney of "making up a story" to get a reduced sentence.
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Sensing a deal, Mr. O'Brien offered to seek a reduced sentence for his son from the Justice Department if he went back to Iran and told his former colleague there that he needed information about Mr. Levinson to save his child.
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The move shocked Washington as the president headed off to Argentina for a summit of G20 nations, but the president told reporters that his former lawyer was a "weak person" who was attempting to receive a reduced sentence by lying.
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That inconsistency was evidence that Mr. Rechnitz was framing Mr. Seabrook to win the government's favor, Mr. Shechtman said; Mr. Rechnitz, who pleaded guilty to a fraud conspiracy charge, is cooperating with the government in the hopes of a reduced sentence.
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The Herald revealed that current US Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta played a key role in securing a drastically reduced sentence for billionaire financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
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"Noura Hussein was the victim of a brutal attack by her husband, and five years' imprisonment for acting in self-defense is a disproportionate punishment," Seif Magango, Amnesty International's deputy regional director for East Africa, said of the reduced sentence.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday accused his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen of "lying" to federal prosecutors about a proposed real estate project in Russia in order to get a reduced sentence for a new guilty plea and for a prior one.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former two-term Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is seeking a drastically reduced sentence that would see him released from federal prison within a year after convictions in 2011 for corruption charges including extortion and wire fraud, according to U.S. court documents.
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Mr. Ali, who immigrated to Indonesia in 2000, was accused of drug dealing in 2004 by a friend, Gurdip Singh, who had been caught with heroin; Mr. Singh later said the police had pressured him and offered a reduced sentence to name accomplices.
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Jackson, an Obama appointee, has also found that Manafort infringed the terms of a plea deal with Mueller by lying to the special counsel's prosecutors, the FBI and the grand jury, thereby freeing them from any obligation to recommend a reduced sentence.
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Related: Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Serve Reduced Sentence in Special VIP Prison Ward While Olmert is the first former head of government to spend time behind bars in Israel, he follows in the footsteps of several other high-ranking politicians.
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Former federal prosecutors say there was enough time for the authorities to confront Mr. Estey with recordings and to persuade him to cooperate for at least a portion of the intervening period to lead investigators to more targets in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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The president said his former attorney Michael Cohen, who last week pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about his contacts with Russians and is working closely with Mueller's team as he seeks a reduced sentence, should not be granted leniency for cooperating with prosecutors.
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Speaking to reporters on Thursday as he left Washington for an economic summit meeting in Buenos Aires, Mr. Trump said Mr. Cohen was weak and had lied to prosecutors so that he could get a reduced sentence for other crimes he has pleaded guilty to.
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As they pressed for a reduced sentence, federal prosecutors argued in Federal District Court here on Wednesday that without Mr. Wildstein's "nearly three years of extraordinary cooperation with the government," they probably would not have had enough evidence to convict Mr. Baroni and Ms. Kelly.
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Jesús "El Rey" Zambada — El Mayo's younger brother, who was called to testify against El Chapo in exchange for a reduced sentence — claimed that the Sinaloa cartel delivered $50 million in bribes to Genaro García Luna, a former secretary of public security under the Calderón administration.
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It also raises questions about whether Greene received favorable treatment from Justice Department prosecutors who charged her with a relatively minor offense, then asked a judge to give her a reduced sentence in exchange for her cooperation, the details of which remain shrouded in court-ordered secrecy.
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Given his opting to not seek out some kind of clearance based on the 'Sample B' test, it is very likely that it will be the full two years that we see Mir on the sidelines for, and not the one year reduced sentence he hoped for.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Supreme Court is to rule next Thursday on whether to uphold a reduced sentence given to Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee or ask an appeals court to revisit a case that was part of a graft scandal that brought down the president in 2017.
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Gypsy — who received a reduced sentence of 10 years due to the extraordinary circumstances of the case — presents as largely naive and troubled by her actions, though she seems to have been fully complicit in the method of her mother's dispatch and not initially remorseful after the fact.
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They thought they had some traction when Turner's lawyer got the government to agree to a Rule 35 Motion, in which he would agree to testify in the case and relinquish his right to appeal, in exchange for a reduced sentence that might get him transferred back to Virginia.
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President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is seeking to delay his surrender to prison — and get a reduced sentence — by citing his recent ability to access a computer hard drive containing more than 14 million files, some of which could help congressional committees investigating Trump.
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Even though it appears Mr. Wertkin has never run afoul of the law before, and his record as a lawyer shows no disciplinary actions, he would not meet the other requirements for a reduced sentence because the conduct involved a detailed plan that played out over about two months.
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Lawyers for 29-year-old Kristian Saucier told a federal court in Connecticut on Friday that the Justice Department's decision not to press charges against Clinton, despite the existence of classified material on more than 100 messages on her server, was one of several cases that should compel a reduced sentence.
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"This court considers the extraordinary reduced sentence as justified, as well as logical, but the court, by its decision, should seek justice not only for the accused but for all sides of the case, for society, for justice in the law," newspaper Dennik N cited judge Pamela Zaleska as saying.
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"El Chapo's sons appear to have prevailed" Dr. Jesús Pérez, a researcher who specializes in investigating Mexican drug gangs, said López Serrano will likely provide information to support El Chapo's prosecution and could even testify in some capacity at his trial in return for a reduced sentence or protected witness status.
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RELATED: Gates says he and Manafort didn't report 15 foreign accounts, knew it was illegal Gates -- who has agreed to a plea deal in the hope of a reduced sentence -- dramatically turned on his former business partner, who he said possessed one of the most "brilliant" political minds he had ever encountered.
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At Friday's hearing, Weissmann explained that if the plea deal was out, the government no longer had to agree to a request by Manafort for a reduced sentence because he had accepted responsibility for his crimes, and prosecutors would offer a full explanation to the court of Manafort's conduct before and after he pleaded guilty.
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On February 5, 1996, four and a half months after Michael's last night at home, he sat in court, in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs, as the judge told him to choose whether to stand trial and face a possible conviction of twenty-five years to life or to plead guilty and take a reduced sentence.
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Gates -- who has agreed to a plea deal in the hope of a reduced sentence on a host of crimes in which he's admitted his guilt (including tax fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and lying to federal authorities) -- has turned on his former boss, spilling the beans about the duo's alleged financial misbehavior and international law breaking.
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The statements by Mr. Trump and Mr. Giuliani, who have accused Mr. Cohen of lying to get a reduced sentence, would most likely amount to sufficient evidence of witness tampering, according to legal experts, though they cautioned that prosecutors would bring such a case only if they viewed the tampering as part of a larger pattern of obstructive behavior.
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Being detained can also make it harder for a person to earn the money needed to pay for defense attorneys or for a person to do the sorts of "good behavior" measures that often lead to a reduced sentence or acquittal (things like volunteering, paying restitution, getting a job or additional education, or seeking mental health or drug treatment.) And it's poor black and brown people, many of them women, who are more likely to bear these costs.
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