Federal prosecutors recommend shorter sentence for New Jersey deli-stock schemer; undisclosed factors cited
James Patten's sentencing in the Hometown International fraud case—where a single deli became a $100 million stock manipulation vehicle—tests how federal prosecutors calibrate penalties when defendants cooperate, and raises questions about what evidence the public isn't seeing.
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