Originally Posted by marketsmart

yawn.... ok here's the short answer... when you get hit on federal cases, they throw any charge they can think of at you and usually multiple counts of the same offense..

add those charges up and usually you are looking at 20-100 years in prison.. now, a federal prosecutor offers up a deal, plead guilty and do 3-5 or roll the dice..

any attorney worth his weight is going to tell you the risks of going to trial.. you can lose and if you lose, you can forget about getting offered a deal again..

so thats the short answer...