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<p class="MsoNormal">As a follow up to some of the discussion from July 2022, it appears to me that sentencing may be imminent for Mr. Golestan and Micfo. He filed a motion to withdraw his guilty claims on 26 April of this year [1].
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<p class="MsoNormal">Honorable Richard M. Gergel, US District Judge, issued a ruling [2] on that motion on 15 May denying that motion on a number of grounds including that he took too long and sentencing is imminent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I, for one, am very curious to see how this plays out in terms of sentencing. It certainly will set a precedent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">[1] <a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/behind-the-scenes/charleston-tech-executive-wants-to-withdraw-his-fraud-plea/article_f715474e-e8f8-11ed-a90f-fbd8b3174012.html">
https://www.postandcourier.com/behind-the-scenes/charleston-tech-executive-wants-to-withdraw-his-fraud-plea/article_f715474e-e8f8-11ed-a90f-fbd8b3174012.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[2] <a href="https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-golestan">
https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-golestan</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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