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conspiracy
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Orange Is the New Black
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- My indictment in federal court for criminal conspiracy had been triggered by the collapse of my ex-lover's drugsmuggling operation.†
p. 22.3 *conspiracy = a secret agreement or plot
- I was in a whole new world, one where "conspiracy charges" and "mandatory minimum sentencing" would determine my fate.†
p. 22.7
- I learned that a conspiracy charge, rather than identifying individual lawless acts, accuses a group of people of plotting to commit a crime.†
p. 22.7
- Conspiracy charges are often brought against a person just on the strength of testimony from a "coconspirator" or, even worse, a "confidential informant," someone who has agreed to rat out others in exchange for immunity.†
p. 22.8
- Conspiracy charges are beloved by prosecutors, because they make it much easier to obtain indictments from grand juries and are a great lever for getting people to plead guilty: once one person on a conspiracy indictment rolls over, it's pretty easy to convince their codefendants that they won't stand a chance in open trial.†
p. 22.9
- Conspiracy charges are beloved by prosecutors, because they make it much easier to obtain indictments from grand juries and are a great lever for getting people to plead guilty: once one person on a conspiracy indictment rolls over, it's pretty easy to convince their codefendants that they won't stand a chance in open trial.†
p. 22.9
- Under a conspiracy charge, I would be sentenced based on the total amount of drugs involved in the operation, not on my small role in it.†
p. 23.1
- Gently but firmly, my lawyer explained to me that if I wished to go to trial and fight the conspiracy charge, I would be one of the best defendants he had ever worked with, sympathetic and with a story to tell; but if I lost, I risked the maximum sentence, probably over a decade in prison.†
p. 23.5
- My lawyer negotiated hard and smartly on my behalf, and ultimately the U.S. Attorney's Office allowed me to plead guilty to money laundering rather than conspiracy, for which they would require a minimum sentence of thirty months in federal prison.†
p. 23.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(conspiracy) a secret agreement or plot -- especially to do something illegal or harmful
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)