Epstein Secrets

o make an example out of me," he told U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman. "I'm not that example. I wasn't running around like a cowboy with a badge." Furman said he was moved by the agent's contrition but added that Gomez's betrayal of his badge had left a "stain on the Drug Enforcement Administration an

herance of statutory sentencing goals and our society's value and understanding of compassion." But former federal prosecutor and longtime attorney Robert Appleton, now a New York-based white-collar defense attorney, said having motions like Madoffs granted is "rare." "The judge has a lot of discretion, which

ut a term that long would be unjust, the judge said, given Gomez's public service and cooperation with the investigation. "People are complicated," Furman said, "and Mr. Gomez is a prime example of that." The judge said there are unanswered questions about why Gomez joined the DEA in 2011, where he wor

herance of statutory sentencing goals and our society's value and understanding of compassion." But former federal prosecutor and longtime attorney Robert Appleton, now a New York-based white-collar defense attorney, said having motions like Madoff's granted is "rare." "The judge has a lot of discretion, which

o make an example out of me," he told U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman. "I'm not that example. I wasn't running around like a cowboy with a badge." Furman said he was moved by the agent's contrition but added that Gomez's betrayal of his badge had left a "stain on the Drug Enforcement Administration an

herance of statutory sentencing goals and our society's value and understanding of compassion." But former federal prosecutor and longtime attorney Robert Appleton, now a New York-based white-collar defense attorney, said having motions like Madoffs granted is "rare." "The judge has a lot of discretion, which