5Stars;1559932 said:
So, peplaw...what do you think happens to the CW's in Vick's case? They have to be guilty of the same thing, right? If they are CW's do they get off or what...?
I'm confused! (as usual...)
Well it depends on who they are. Obviously they are different people than those listed in the indictment. There may be a couple of them who were undercover or informants or something. In that case, they probably won't be charged with anything, because the were placed there for this purpose.
Then if there are those who were "involved..." like Vick's cousin, who also is not listed in the indictment, they may be trading information in exchange for their immunity. In fact, I'd be pretty confident in betting that Vick's cousin is a CW who is receiving immunity. With him not being indicted, it makes him look like the guy who was just there to look after the property or something like that. Probably wasn't the brains or bank behind the operation.
Then there could be some people who are unindicted co-conspirators. Vick's cousin may fit in here too. All that means is they won't face charges but they can testify to what the defendants were doing there. Again, probably in exchange for immunity. But CWs who aren't indicted won't face time/fines unless and until they are indicted.
Remember, there still may be more indictments coming. And one of the indicted defendants could "flip." Exchange their information for immunity. But if the Feds think they have all the information they need, they'll probably go after all 4.
Hope that helps.