[Steve_Seattle]

Thirteen years of fraud to the tune of $360,000, and his penalty is similar to that of Maria Butina, who dared flirt with someone from the NRA without registering as a foreign agent.

[Captain Peter Blood]

25 years of fraud.

[PapaBear3625]

Thirteen years of fraud to the tune of $360,000, and his penalty is similar to that of Maria Butina, who dared flirt with someone from the NRA without registering as a foreign agent.

Prosecution probably looked at the odds of a Chicago jury convicting a prominent black man, and decided to make a deal.