In return for lenience, Mr. Mitchell paid Mr. Ballard more than $230,000 in bribes, the indictment says.
The Federation of Small Businesses called for lenience as it complained that it has been unusually difficult for people to file their returns this year.
The high school called Susan, and instead of making up excuses for her daughter or pleading for lenience, she decided to let the school handle it.
It also prohibits trial judges from identifying new grounds for lenience if cases are sent back to them by an appeals court.
Judge Dorsey, who some lawyers say has a reputation for lenience with repentant white-collar criminals, rejected the prosecutors' last-minute claims as unproven.
At his sentencing, the defendant's current lawyer, Steven R. Peikin, argued for lenience, noting that his client had accepted responsibility for his role in the drug conspiracy.
Rabbi Glanz broke down in sobs as he asked for lenience before about a dozen supporters and family members in the largely empty courtroom.
At the guilt-phase of the trial, the state presented the accomplice testimony of Regina and Douglas Roden, who both testified in exchange for lenience, and a statement obtained from Doyle Hamm after lengthy interrogation.
Along with pleas for lenience here, there was acknowledgment that the real victims were the children whose education was tainted by falsified test scores that misrepresented what they had learned.
Prosecutors reject Manafort's age and public image as reasons for lenience, saying that he was still committing crimes last year and arguing that the "national attention" the case has garnered could deter others from committing fraud.
Pte Manning may also petition the court for lenience during the appeals process.
