Originally Posted by Relentless

Where he is truly screwed is that this is likely to be a case where the government is trying to set precedent. Plea bargains and settlements do not have the lasting impact on case law that a trial judgement will have. This case was handpicked as on the government is sure it can win and they will likely take it all the way to tril to get the case law established as a tool to be used in future anti piracy actions against other entities.