As mentioned in class, mini-paper #3 provides you an opportunity to explore federal sentencing realities surrounding a federal defendant of your choice. Continuing a series of posts providing a suggestions about possible federal defendants you might consider examining for mini-paper #3, here are some links to posts from my main blog from the last few years about "famous" or high-profile offenders whose federal sentencing stories you might find engaging:
Rene Boucher (that guy who attacked Senator Rand Paul)
Dennis Hastert (former speaker of the US House)
Abby Lee Miller (star of Dance Moms)
Sholom Rubashkin (rabbi who receive commutation from Prez Trump)
Sheldon Silver (former speaker of New York Assembly)
Martin Shkreli (that Pharmo Bro guy)
Kevin Trudeau (infamous infomercial star)
Ross Ulbricht (creator of Silk Road website)
Sentencing Class @ OSU Moritz College of Law 