united-states criminal-law
Could the &quot;Honest Thief&quot;-deal be legally possible?
<p>If you're planning the watch the movie <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1838556/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Honest Thief (2020)</a>: <strong>Spoilers ahead!</strong></p>
<p>The protagonist of the movie above is a thief who &quot;robbed 12 banks in 7 [US] states&quot; for &quot;a little over 9 million dollars cash&quot; during a period of &quot;about 8 years&quot; and wants to make a deal with the FBI:</p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> He is gonna &quot;hand over all the money... in exchange for a reduced sentence, no more than 2 years in minimum security, within an hour of Boston, with full visitation rights.&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Could such a deal be legally possible?</p>
<p><strong>Further notes:</strong> The thief &quot;never spent one dime&quot; of the stolen money, and killed &quot;no one.&quot;</p>

<h2>Prosecutors have discretion</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plea_bargaining_in_the_United_States" rel="nofollow noreferrer">plea bargain</a> that a prosecutor makes with an alleged criminal is up to the prosecutor subject to the limitations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_v._United_States" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Brady v United States</a> 397 U.S. 742 (1970). Plea bargains are subject to the court’s approval but there’s nothing here that would obviously derail this deal.</p>
<p>However, the FBI is not the only player here. The DA’s in each of the “7 [US] states” are going to want to prosecute as well.</p>
