The pre-sentencing report, which is said to be 1, 000 pages or more, paints two different pictures of the men's alleged motives, Debevoise added.

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Believe it or not, this looks good on a pre-sentencing report when the government is thinking of the best ways to rehabilitate a person.

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After a conviction, the government prepares a pre-sentencing report based on those guidelines to determine a recommended range of months in prison for the jude to consider.

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