Lou Shapiro

Today, the news is fresh and society's anger and disgust is at a high, over the course of the next several months, after tempers cool, I expect that the public will view this case more analytically than emotionally, and realize that a federal state prison sentence on a first-time white-collar offense, under these facts, with these parents, might be a bit too punitive.

I think it's a nice ending to an emotionally charged case, to have a letter of apology. Its a win for everybody.