Corey Lequieu pleaded guilty Thursday in Portland, Oregon to a federal conspiracy charge that he impeded law enforcement. He is the first to plead guilty in the 40-day occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge standoff.
But, Lequieu is still not fully cooperating with federal agents.
“It is not a cooperation agreement,” Lequieu’s defense attorney Rámon Pagán told reporters in Oregon, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. “He has not met with the government; he has no intention of meeting with the government; he is not providing testimony for the government.”
Pagán additionally told reporters in Oregon that his client would not get a lesser sentence because he cooperated with the government.
According to Oregon Public Radio, prosecutors will, however, drop two other charges Lequieu faced, which included “possession of a firearm in a federal facility and the use of a firearm related to a crime of violence.” He also won’t face any additional charges.
He will be sentenced in August.
Prosecutors had initially argued Lequieu was a ring leader in the month-long Oregon occupation. They recommend that he be sentenced to two and a half years in prison. OPB reported, however, that U.S. District Court Judge Anna Brown would not be tied to that recommendation.
Before you let your glee-meter a’hootin’, understand that this is a plea agreement and, as part of the agreement, not-so-young Lequieu will (more or less) get to choose his prison,
I mention this only in the belief that “until you whip their asses” they won’t understand. Jus’ sayin’.
I never knew that “still defiant”, when translated from the Teabagger Patriot Patois into recognizable English, means “whiny little bitch”.
Mr. Defiant should keep watching over his shoulder. If the government publicly thanks him for his cooperation and the vital information he provided to the prosecution, it won’t really matter whether he did or not.
I learned that either on Law and Order or NYPD Blue.
Has ace reporter Lauren Fox finally found a Teabagger man who is even more masculine than her other patrotic hero, Michele Fiore? Enquiring minds want to know! Although Corey Lequieu has a smaller penis than Michele, and less body hair.
As I have said before, what in the world would we do without reruns of “Law and Order”, especially at 2:30 AM when one can’t get to sleep?