前以太坊开发者 Virgil Griffith 请求根据修订后的指导方针减刑

因利用区块链技术援助朝鲜而被判处 63 个月监禁的前以太坊开发商 Virgil Griffith 已提交减刑请求。格里菲斯的律师辩称，修订后的美国量刑指南为格里菲斯这样的初犯非暴力犯罪者提供了两分的减刑，可能会将他的刑期降低一年或更长时间。这封信要求法院下令修改判前调查报告，并安排重新宣判听证会。

Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Requests Sentence Reduction

前以太坊开发者 Virgil Griffith 请求减刑

On April 17, 2023, Glen Garrett McGorty, an attorney representing Virgil Griffith, submitted a plea to Judge Kevin Castel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, requesting a reduction in his client's prison sentence.

2023 年 4 月 17 日，维吉尔·格里菲斯的代表律师格伦·加勒特·麦戈蒂向美国纽约南区地方法院法官凯文·卡斯特尔提交抗辩书，请求减轻其委托人的刑期。

In 2022, Griffith was sentenced to 63 months in prison and a $100,000 fine after pleading guilty to violating sanctions laws. Griffith had attended a conference in North Korea and assisted the state in using blockchain technology, despite economic sanctions imposed by the United States.

2022 年，格里菲斯在承认违反制裁法后被判处 63 个月监禁和 10 万美元罚款。尽管美国实施了经济制裁，格里菲斯还是参加了在朝鲜举行的一次会议，并协助该国使用区块链技术。

Griffith's plea cites newly enacted revisions to U.S. sentencing guidelines, which provide a two-point offense level reduction for certain "zero-point" offenders. The letter argues that Griffith qualifies for this reduction based on the criteria outlined in the revised guidelines.

格里菲斯的抗辩引用了新颁布的美国量刑指南修订版，该修订版规定对某些“零分”罪犯可减少两分。这封信认为，根据修订后的指导方针中概述的标准，格里菲斯有资格获得这一削减。

A "zero-point" offender is a first-time, non-violent offender whose crime meets certain criteria indicating a lower risk of recidivism compared to other lawbreakers.

“零分”犯罪者是初犯、非暴力犯罪者，其犯罪行为符合某些标准，表明与其他违法者相比，累犯的风险较低。

If Griffith is granted a two-point reduction, his total offense level would be lowered from 26 to 24, resulting in a revised guidelines range of 51 to 63 months. This reduction could potentially shorten his sentence by a year or more.

如果格里菲斯被减少两分，他的总进攻水平将从 26 降低到 24，导致修订后的指导范围为 51 到 63 个月。这一减刑可能会将他的刑期缩短一年或更长时间。

The letter requests that the court order the U.S. Probation Office to draft a revised pre-sentence investigation report and schedule a resentencing hearing. The defense also requests an opportunity to provide updated information and arguments in support of their reduction request.

这封信要求法院命令美国缓刑办公室起草一份修订后的判刑前调查报告，并安排重新判刑听证会。辩方还请求有机会提供最新信息和论据以支持其减少请求。

"The defense respectfully requests the opportunity to provide the Court with updated information which would counsel toward a sentence no greater than the lowest end of the new Guidelines range–51 months—if not lower," the letter states.

信中写道：“辩方谨请求有机会向法院提供最新信息，以建议量刑不超过新指南范围的最低端——51个月——如果不是更低的话。”

In addition to his prison sentence, Griffith was also subjected to a 10-year export privilege ban in May 2023 by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This ban restricts him from engaging in any transactions involving commodities, software, or technology that fall under the jurisdiction of U.S. export regulations.

除了被判入狱外，格里菲斯还于2023年5月被美国商务部判处10年出口特权禁令。该禁令限制他从事任何涉及美国出口法规管辖范围内的商品、软件或技术的交易。

Griffith is currently serving the first year of his five-year sentence. The court has yet to rule on his request for a sentence reduction.

格里菲斯目前正在服刑五年徒刑的第一年。法院尚未就他的减刑请求做出裁决。