Gailor told the judge that the state's offer of a no-jail sentence took into consideration that "Perez is willing to stand up and accept responsibility." Gailor also said the deal would avoid putting the the city through two more corruption trials and save the state the cost of the trials. He also noted that 12 years has passed since the crimes occurred and that while he's been free on bail, Perez has worked and not gotten involved in politics. He said Hartford officials and the chief state's attorney also approved the offer.