Sentence examples for granting leniency from inspiring English sources

When Mr. Gravano was picked up in Arizona with his son, his wife and his 28-year-old daughter on Feb. 24, 2000, some law enforcement officials said that his arrest highlighted the paradox of granting leniency to Mafia turncoats.

But the informers, he said, were granted leniency by prosecutors anxious to put Mr. Massino away.

His lawyers and the prosecutors disagree about whether he should be granted leniency because of his age and other factors.

In late October, the American regulators granted leniency toward Lloyd's in putting cash into the guarantee fund in New York.

He invited witnesses from eastern Ukraine to come forward, saying they might be granted leniency in exchange for testimony.

And the judge was seldom persuaded to grant leniency because of family circumstances — it was, after all, the defendants' crimes, not the sentence, that caused hardships for families.

Ms. Chen had withdrawn the government's agreement to seek leniency for Mr. Maggiore and Alberto Alvarado, but had urged the judge to grant leniency to Robert.

Mr. Tsegie was granted leniency because he had confessed, Mr. Shimeles said, adding that the accused was not a member of a party.

The suspect, who hoped to be granted leniency for his cooperation, told them that a college coach had taken bribes to secure athletic recruiting spots for prospective students.

We are all granted leniency in balancing our personal and work lives, but I don't have the tenure to be granted her schedule, nor would I be allowed to have such privileges.

Stephen Blake, director of the OFT, told the Guardian that the watchdog granted leniency to individual companies which were able to demonstrate that larger fines would have put them in "serious financial difficulty".