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		ry0ohki on Nov 16, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor ... But it said he got the maximum sentence? It doesn't say in the article, but maybe there were other charges dropped in exchange for him pleading guilty to the one?

steveklabnik on Nov 17, 2013 [–]

He got the maximum with his plea bargain, without a bargain it could have been higher.

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