1 year was the maximum he could have been sentenced to. You're right, that the judge would probably picked a lesser sentence. In this case, he took a guilty ple

1 year was the maximum he could have been sentenced to. You're right, that the judge would probably picked a lesser sentence. In this case, he took a guilty plea deal for a $500 fine. In this case he wasn't a foreign national, but a Canadian citizen. I'm not sure if Canada will charge people who aren't citizens. http://www.canada-usblog.com/2016/08/16/the-waiting-game-we-will-have-to-wait-longer-to-find-out-about-what-canadian-courts-think-of-cbsa-asking-for-passwords/ http://www.canada-usblog.com/2016/08/16/the-waiting-game-we-...