A Florida man will spend several years behind bars after his wife died a fiery death during a drug-money run gone horribly wrong.
In April, Miguel Aguasvivas Lizardo, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in federal district court.
On Tuesday, he was sentenced to seven years in federal prison.
All three legal participants in the matter – the prosecution, the defense, and the judge – seem to believe the sentence is not particularly commensurate with the admitted crime. These apparent disagreements, however, come from vastly different places.
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"It was the unfortunate events [related to] his wife that we believe caus