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Might be that thing where in exchange for working for them you get to keep your freedom.

>where in exchange for working for them you get to keep your freedom.

I'm not sure that's how freedom works.

That is how it works, see Federal Sentencing Guidelines Section 5K1.1: http://www.ussc.gov/guidelines-manual/2011/2011-5k11

I don't think that is the case with Dotcom at this point.