Few close to the case think it would have progressed nearly as far had siemens not invited in debevoise & plimpton , a new york law firm , in the hope of winning leniency from american prosecutors .
By pleading guilty , defendants can argue they saved the government time and resources , and judges typically give them some leniency for that , lawyers say .
律师们说,如果认罪,被告方可以说他们节省了政府的时间和资源,而法官通常也会因此给予他们宽大处理。
The company , which replaced five of its eight directors last year , reported itself to the sfo in february 2008 , hoping for leniency .
该公司去年撤换了8名董事,并于2008年2月向调查办公室自首,希望得到宽大处理。
Other countries , including canada and the netherlands , have acted similarly . America says such leniency sends " the wrong signal " .
包括加拿大和荷兰在内的其他国家也有过类似的处理方式,美国认为这种宽大的做法发出了“错误的信号”。
Eu officials said there were some members of the spanish government , headed by prime minister mariano rajoy , who were resisting the offer of leniency because they feared investors would view it as evidence of creeping fiscal indiscipline .
The charge against him is likely to be treason , which potentially carries a death sentence , though officials may show leniency because mr. wang has cooperated with investigations , said several people with knowledge of the case .
But that will probably change , as prosecutors deploy " flipping " tactics honed during racketeering trials , in which lower level employees receive leniency in return for testifying against their bosses .
That was plenty of evidence , but the pirates went free ( after being disarmed ) . Other countries , including canada and the netherlands , have acted similarly . America says such leniency sends " the wrong signal " .
Emerging-market policy makers view the exceptional amount of financing provided to eurozone economies like greece , recent calls to ease up on austerity , and the leniency in dealing with missed programme targets as signs that the imf remains the handmaiden of advanced economies .