There were no wink-and-a-nod agreements in the backroom. The fact that they chose to plead guilty just shows the strength of the government's case.

with a nod and a wink.

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse

Right now we wink and we nod and we give many of the same services and privileges to illegal aliens.

I asked for a jury trial. The only other options were to plead guilty or 'no contest.' I was not going to do either. The only thing to do was to plead innocent, which Sherman truly was.

He should have never plead guilty, we also think that the sentencing is too harsh.