I must admit I'm disappointed with you Charlie. If you are truly innocent then you must not plead guilty to *ANY* charges that you did not commit. We cannot permit the Federal Mafia to simply threaten everyone into submission. This sets a very bad precedent for the future and other Bitcoin users.
Everybody caves if the coercion is strong enough. Everyone. That's one reason a coercive regime is so repugnant.
"Do it to Julia".
I agree with this concept. He was facing too much jail time to risk a potential guilty verdict. Hopefully he will be able to get "off" with not having to serve any jailtime with his guilty plea.