She was a cooperating witness from the beginning.

Part of the goal was not to spend more resources preparing for trial. We took him off the street. We shut down his business.

I knew he was going to get jail time on the back end in New York. The main reason for the bulk of his sentence being probation was to pay back the victims.

The main reason for the bulk of his sentence being probation is to get restitution for the victims.

Realistically, I think we accomplished what we hoped to do. He is [now] a convicted felon, his business is shut down and he's going to be locked up.

Do I think she's not equally guilty? No. That is 100 percent a negotiating tactic.