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I mean obviously this is a court and you're supposed to not lie. But is there not a conflict of interest here? They were together at one point, were business pa

I mean obviously this is a court and you're supposed to not lie. But is there not a conflict of interest here? They were together at one point, were business partners. Why wouldn't she just blast him as hard as possible, as that's her way out. Surely most of this testimony has to be taken with a grain of salt. She is 100% not capable of washing her hands, she knew what she was doing.

not2b 3y ago
She pleaded guilty to multiple crimes. This kind of thing is common: to prosecute the boss you need the testimony of the underlings, even if the underlings are also guilty.
ceejayoz 3y ago
> Surely most of this testimony has to be taken with a grain of salt. Yes; the prosecution's job will be to weave this into the other facts and bits of testimony they introduce as evidence. The trial will not hinge on one single piece of evidence. > She is 100% not capable of washing her hands, she knew what she was doing. She has already pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
- foogazi 3y ago
  > She has already pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud Just two counts? Isn’t every transfer a crime ? Hmm, this will skew the demographics of the FBI crime database
  - pcwalton 3y ago
    It generally doesn't make much of a difference for sentencing how many counts there are; like charges group under the US Sentencing Guidelines.
jihadjihad 3y ago
> Why wouldn't she just blast him as hard as possible, as that's her way out She pleaded guilty to seven felony counts. I don't think her goal is to "wash her hands" necessarily, the whole point of having her in the prosecution's pocket is to corroborate testimony and tell the truth
greenyoda 3y ago
> Surely most of this testimony has to be taken with a grain of salt. This is true for any testimony at any trial, and the defense attorneys will cross examine her and try to discredit her testimony in any way they can. In the end, the jury will need to weigh all the testimony and decide whether the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
AlbertCory 3y ago
Cooperating witnesses are standard in criminal cases.

not2b 3y ago

She pleaded guilty to multiple crimes. This kind of thing is common: to prosecute the boss you need the testimony of the underlings, even if the underlings are also guilty.

ceejayoz 3y ago

> Surely most of this testimony has to be taken with a grain of salt. Yes; the prosecution's job will be to weave this into the other facts and bits of testimony they introduce as evidence. The trial will not hinge on one single piece of evidence. > She is 100% not capable of washing her hands, she knew what she was doing. She has already pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

foogazi 3y ago
> She has already pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud Just two counts? Isn’t every transfer a crime ? Hmm, this will skew the demographics of the FBI crime database
- pcwalton 3y ago
  It generally doesn't make much of a difference for sentencing how many counts there are; like charges group under the US Sentencing Guidelines.

jihadjihad 3y ago

> Why wouldn't she just blast him as hard as possible, as that's her way out She pleaded guilty to seven felony counts. I don't think her goal is to "wash her hands" necessarily, the whole point of having her in the prosecution's pocket is to corroborate testimony and tell the truth

greenyoda 3y ago

> Surely most of this testimony has to be taken with a grain of salt. This is true for any testimony at any trial, and the defense attorneys will cross examine her and try to discredit her testimony in any way they can. In the end, the jury will need to weigh all the testimony and decide whether the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

AlbertCory 3y ago

Cooperating witnesses are standard in criminal cases.