[ErnBatavia]

with a mandatory 230 years. Before offering him a plea deal for 15 years and eight months, prosecutors considered his personal history, his crimes and his cooperation with prosecutors.

WTF? Either the prosecutors have a case, or they don't....assuming they do, why wimp out with a relative wrist slap? Screw plea bargains.

[jazusamo]

Meyerhoff flipped and enabled the rest of the scum to be caught, I believe.

But his defense attorney trying to cut the 16 years down to five is ridiculous.