Fastow's 6-year sentence confuses some experts

Fastow's 6-year sentence confuses some experts: "Fastow's 6 years has a few experts scratching heads

By KRISTEN HAYS and TOM FOWLER
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

Andrew Fastow's six-year prison sentence caught many longtime observers of the case off guard this week, including a former member of the government team that negotiated his 2004 plea agreement.

Fastow had agreed to a 10-year prison sentence in the plea deal with the understanding that he would not ask for a lesser sentence later."