'The judge will give him (a) maximum sentence,' he said. 1 should take into account that 'he has expressed no remorse' over the conduct that led to his conviction of criminal contempt, and suggested that while Preska 'may consider' his time in home detention, about two years, as a sentencing factor Donziger has been outside daily.ĭonziger's lawyer Ronald Kuby said that Chevron Corp, whose underlying civil case against Donziger led to a ruling of fraud against him from which the criminal contempt case springs, 'cannot be pleased that the handpicked special private prosecutor did not recommend a jail sentence.'Ĭhevron did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Īnother Donziger lawyer, Martin Garbus of Offit Kurman, called Glavin's filing 'irrelevant.' District Judge Loretta Preska in a Tuesday filing that the court in sentencing Donziger on Oct.

(Reuters) - Special prosecutor Rita Glavin has told a Manhattan federal judge that she deferred to the court on the appropriate sentence to impose on lawyer Steven Donziger, who she said faces a maximum of six months imprisonment or a $5,000 fine.

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