was it a plea bargain? I think it was... it must have gone something like this
both of us know that we (the DA) have a mountain of evidence to nail you but we can work something out....
say you stole the money - we throw you in jail for 5 years and your return the cash OR continue deny and we throw you for 20 and we wait and see if you will ever use that money.
All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!