Article snippet: Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday recommended that Michael Cohen, MORE's Russia probe. In a filing late Friday afternoon, prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York recognized Cohen’s cooperation with law enforcement in “ongoing matters” but argued the seriousness of his crimes warrant a “substantial term of imprisonment.” The filing also cites Cohen’s decision not to become a traditional cooperating witness with federal authorities in New York, despite offering assistance in numerous ongoing investigations. Federal sentencing guidelines call for Cohen to serve between 51 months to 63 months in prison for a series of crimes he pleaded guilty to in August. He also pleaded guilty to a separate offense last week in connection with his decision to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation. Prosecutors made clear on Friday that neither they nor Mueller’s office would file what is called a 5K motion, in which prosecutors request a sentence below the guidelines because a defendant provides “substantial assistance” to the government. “While the Office agrees that Cohen should receive credit for his assistance in the SCO investigation, that credit should not approximate the credit a traditional cooperating witness would receive, given, among other reasons, Cohen’s affirmative decision not to become one,” federal prosecutors wrote in the filing. “The Office respectfully requests that this Court impose a substantial term of impri... Link to the full article to read more