>This is a complete and unacceptable breach of the public trust, and of civil liberties. I agree, and I hope the agent is sentenced harshly. However, given tha

>This is a complete and unacceptable breach of the public trust, and of civil liberties. I agree, and I hope the agent is sentenced harshly. However, given that this was a plea deal, I would expect him to get only a few years in jail. Although usually this is at the discretion of the judge. But yes I think any LEOs should consider it not just a moral, ethical and legal violation of trust to do things like this, but to actively fear the consequences if they give in to the urge to cheat. In other words, a rational selfish person would NOT cheat because the EV is far too low.