Felony isn't about the jail sentence, normally. It's about stripping you of your civil rights. That's usually the real punishment.

She'll have incredible difficulty getting a residence visa for almost anywhere desirable to continue working offshore including the Bahamas, working a licensed position, carrying a gun for self defense. She'll have a bad time at traffic stops, be extra hassled by border patrol when she crosses a border, probably not be able to be involved in any future children's field trips and on-school activities, etc. Lifelong retribution, no matter if 70 years from now she is nothing but a sweet innocent great-grandma. Justice.