A plea bargain is often a plea to a single charge or a small number of charges when the defendant is culpable of many more (e.g., John Dean) in return for a prosecution promise to recommend a particular sentence, if the defendant cooperated in an investigation or the prosecution of other parties. You’ll see an unusually long period until sentencing if that is the trade off - maybe 6 months. Don’t hold your breath waiting for details from the IT brothers, it will be a long time. I was hoping it would be out in time for use against the Dem. House members (n=50 or 51) who used these guys, in the fall campaign.
My bet he walks. Gets his passport back and is gone to Pakistan before you see it on the news. The feebees will drive him to the airport.
Most of the Democratic House members will have been innocent victims. The IT guys were shared employees. They would have been presented to Members as an approved, vetted vendor, already inside the tent of experienced House contractors. And they would have been recommended by DWS, a leadership person. To the average House member looking for someone to provide IT support, that would have been a whole series of green lights. The real question is how the House internal security team dropped the ball, and whether DWS and perhaps others assisted in endrunning due diligence.