Sentence examples for terms handed down from inspiring English sources
But it is in line with prison terms handed down by Judge Rakoff in other recent insider trading cases.
No charges had ever been filed against them, no trials held, no sentences with set terms handed down.
The prison terms handed down on Wednesday highlighted the disparate approaches that judges take to sentencing, and could offer some insight into the sentencing of Mr. Rajaratnam.
Judging by the average length of the terms handed down (14.2 months) and the sentences for similar offences in 2010, the "aggravating factor" of rioting quadruples the sentence.
On Wednesday, the government's top prosecutor nullified harsh prison terms, handed down last week, for medical workers accused of antigovernment activities, ordering those in custody to be freed pending retrials.
The federal sentences that Mr. Gravano and his son are to receive on Sept. 11 will most likely be served concurrently with the prison terms handed down by the state, she said.
But the longest term handed down to date had been four years.
It is the longest UK prison term handed down for the crime.
The prison term handed down by Judge Richard Sullivan in Federal District Court in Manhattan was less then the 37 to 46 months that the federal sentencing guidelines called for.
In addition to the prison term handed down on Monday, the court also fined Mr. Tsochatzopoulos 520,000 euros, about $675,000, and ordered the seizure of the Athens mansion.
The stiffest prison term handed down so far was 11 years for the Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam in October.
