The government wanted them to plead guilty to charges that they wrongfully took and sold.
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He cut a deal with prosecutors, agreeing to cooperate and to plead guilty to a misdemeanor.
It agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanour related to the marketing of Vioxx to doctors.
As part of the agreement, BP will also plead guilty to 14 criminal charges.
The jury heard how Grenfell had offered to plead guilty to the culpable homicide of Mr Simpson.
Its Japanese securities business plead guilty to one count of wire fraud tied to rigging Yen Libor.
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Mr O'Donnell consulted with his client and told the court Thomson would plead guilty to amended charges.
Lewis agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice and testify against his friends.
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He is the first former WorldCom employee to plead guilty to such charges.
Beckley is among the first individuals to plead guilty to a UIGEA charge.
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There's nothing wrong with that in itself - I plead guilty to both.
Wegelin is the first foreign bank to plead guilty to U.S. tax charges.
Mr. Kaczynski eventually plead guilty to multiple charges related to making bombs, and was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences.
Instead, his decision to plead guilty to perverting the course of justice means his career in politics is now over.
Through his attorney, Daniel Gotlin, Minor offered to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge, which carried a maximum sentence of 15 years.
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Hubbell said he agreed to plead guilty to failing to disclose a potential conflict of interest ten years ago to federal regulators.
Osborn also denied his request to plead guilty to lesser murder charges.
Before he plead guilty to racketeering charges in Colorado in 1999, Rapp says his company was grossing about a million dollars a year.
All of this, combined with noises of indictments coming in other states, convinced Michael to plead guilty to committing fraud in five transactions.
She isn't even guaranteed that they'll allow her to resign, and they may require that she plead guilty to some of the charges.
The serious charges against three other defendants were also dropped, after they agreed to plead guilty to minor misdemeanours and do community service.
He plead guilty to one count of conspiracy, and was recently released to a halfway house after serving part of his 40-month sentence.
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Amy was willing to plead guilty to capital murder in exchange for a commitment by prosecutors that they would not seek the death penalty.
Maye has plead guilty to a reduced charged of manslaughter, and has been resentenced to 10 years in prison, time he has already served.
In other words, the defense lawyers are claiming the prosecution has promised leniency to the witnesses many of whom have plead guilty to related charges.
The alleged source of the Wikileaks revelations has offered to plead guilty to lesser offences than those with which he is charged, says his lawyer.
Defence solicitor George Donnelly told Dundee Sheriff Court his client would plead guilty to the speeding charge and not guilty to the dangerous driving charge.
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Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 cinema-goers last July in Aurora, Colorado, say he is prepared to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.
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Instead, Hubbell will plead guilty to the felony charge of concealing material from federal regulators relating to billing records of the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas.
In March 2009, Bernard Madoff plead guilty to 11 federal felonies including running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history through his investment firm.
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