With no other choice, Nicola could only turn her pleading eyes towards David.
At this time, David was also wrestling with his thoughts.
Like Nicola and the others on the stage, he had not anticipated that the eight ringleaders would plead guilty as soon as the trial began.
However, since they had already exhibited such a good attitude in admitting their guilt, it wouldn't be appropriate to impose the same severe sentences as those given to previous criminals.
If they considered lighter sentences, it seemed to be more advantageous for future situations.
Consider this, if a good attitude in admitting guilt could lead to lighter sentencing, then in the future, many other criminals might choose not to confront the Internal Revenue Service defiantly and would certainly cooperate with the IRS in hopes of a lenient treatment.
