Now It Makes Perfect Sense
Dummy me! I didn’t realize as long as no one got hurt that committing a federal crime was OK.
Pascal "contends that a sentence of imprisonment is not appropriate under the circumstances of his case"
"Because Mr. Pascal has fulfilled all financial obligations relative to the loans in question, the victim banks have literally profited from the transactions in question."
Pascal "readily acknowledges inflating the selling price of the transactions in question by about 10 percent to cover his down payments, but never in any greater amount."
Now I understand.

