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Freddy s refusal to cut a deal and smooth the crunching gears of the plea bargain-dependent legal system appears to have paid off. Last month, federal prosecutors dropped the charges against him, just two weeks before they were supposed to go to trial. He ll face no fines and no jail time. It was kind of bittersweet, Freddy told
New Times this week. On one hand, he wanted the chance to be vindicated in court. On the other, now he doesn t have to drive to federal court in Tucson a five-hour round trip from his home in Safford that he s had to make four times already, taking off from work each time.