Though Muigai's crime was an "affront to the people of the United States," Wolin said he was satisfied Muigai was remorseful and had learned a "bitter lesson."
He told the Pardon Board earlier this year that he was truly remorseful for the two murders and would be willing to stay in prison for life to pay for his crime.
Just three years after he won the Illinois lottery jackpot, Charles Brownlee is headed back to prison as a destitute and remorseful man.
Mr. Minkow and others say that they are doing it because they are remorseful about their crimes, but they also seem to get a real ego boost being on camera talking about their exploits.
"I'm remorseful because of what it did to a group of people that I relate to, particularly the 600 or 700 people who are part of our division.