Federal prosecutors have rejected a judge’s nudge to remove the felony conviction for a man who admitted to mailing marijuana across the country through the Medford shipping business he inherited after his father’s death.
U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane of Eugene last week gave prosecutors a choice: reduce the conviction to a misdemeanor after Matthew Sachen completes one year of probation or the judge will close the case with the felony conviction but not issue any probationary term.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney John Brassell said the federal government “takes seriously” the judge’s request but stands by its recommended three-year probationary sentence. Read More
