The Case Against Snipes
If you’d like to read the entire argument made in favor of the maximum sentence, you can read the US Sentencing Memorandum here by downloading it as a pdf (it’s 37 pages!).
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All men were created equal and if you are going to comit the crime (ie hiding money out of state then suck it up and do the time.)