weev on Nostr: > If they wouldv fought or pleaded not guilty they wouldv received a much harsher ...

> If they wouldv fought or pleaded not guilty they wouldv received a much harsher sentence.

Yes, that’s generally how it works. And it is fine to plea. That’s your decision. But to collect *millions of dollars* for a criminal defense and then just plea is quite different. They should give a huge chunk of that to Sterlingov’s attorney, because he is *actually fighting the case that they put out a begathon for while*, or it’s just fraud. Why don’t they return the money? I know they didn’t spend 2 fucking million on criminal defense. It’s not a civil trial, they can’t bury you in lawfare and motions. It’s actually pretty cheap to do criminal, especially when you aren’t flying in expert witnesses and putting staff up in hotels.