2/6/2003 -- Attorney Michelle Burrows, who represented Robert Keppel during the braindumper’s court case, told CertCities.com that she considered his final sentencing “a good, reasoned compromise by the judge.” (Click here to read the story.”)

The lawyer who works for Portland, Ore.-based Kolher and Burrows P.C., said her client ended up getting “close to our sought after prison sentence,” which she said had been six to eight months of custody. Keppel ended up receiving one year and a day in prison, as well as a $500,000 fine. The prosecution was seeking a longer prison term and $1.9 million minimum in restitution.

Burrows says her client will end up serving less time, “approximately 20 -25% or whatever alternative arrangement [the] Bureau of Prisons may have for him.”

Burrows says the fine was slightly higher than she “would have liked.” Her recommendation had been $200,000, which would have been covered by the value of assets already seized from the defendant. “The government indicated that they would accept $800,000 as a ‘fair’ figure despite a complete absence of evidence. The Judge imposed $500,000 with a credit of $200,000 for the seized assets with a net owing of $300,000.”