Quote from: jbreher on January 25, 2019, 08:03:48 PM

Quote from: SebastianJu on January 24, 2019, 09:35:14 PM

Newest article in the case is here: https://financefeeds.com/us-govt-seeks-prison-sentence-bitfunder-operator-jon-montroll/

Not sure what the 27 to 33 months refers to. It's not 30 years or is that another felony? Guess we took the numbers wrongly, those 2 years sound way more sane as punishment for a lie to the sec.

I don't know where you got that 30 years figure to begin with. Each count carries a max of 20 years. Less than max is not unusual for first and/or less-egregious offenders.

While the judge can ignore what the prosecution and the defense are arguing for, and impose anywhere between nothing and max, the typical would be that sentencing is somewhere between these two advocated positions.

Guess the number came into play with this article: https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@dasusu/see-photos-of-bitcoin-exchange-operator-who-lied-about-6000-bitcoin-hack-arrested-by-the-fbi