My husband sold several items on eBay, not knowing the items were stolen. He hasn't been charged yet, but the investigator says it will likely be 1 count of dealing in stolen property per item (around 50 items). We live in FL.
1. What is the likely sentence he would get if he went to trial? We have a few pieces of info that support the fact he didn't know it was stolen.
2. What is the likely sentence he would get if he plea bargained?
3. What fee should we expect to pay a lawyer for this? I've been given a quote of $10,000 and have no idea if that's the norm.
4. Should we have to give the lawyer the retainer before finding out the charge or before plea bargaining? It seems a high amount to pay if we can plea bargain.
Thanks.

