They say the 52-year-old Petters "has earned for himself a life sentence." But since federal law requires a sentence in years, they're formally asking for the maximum on all 20 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. That adds up to 335 years in prison.
In a separate filing...
Defense attorneys are asking for mercy at the sentencing for Minnesota businessman Tom Petters, saying he's suffering from a tumor on his pituitary gland.
