Gillman, who is charged with stealing more than $10 million from the company, rejected a plea deal offered just last month by Cook County prosecutors. That deal called for Gillman to be sentenced to four years in prison and fined $100,000 in return for his guilty plea. He could have ended up serving about half that time in prison. By contrast, if Gillman were convicted at trial, he would face six to 30 years in prison.