NEW : Judge denies conviction for Frank DiPascali , despite deal he had with Sanders . DiPascali , Bernie Sanders 's fiance chief , pleaded guilty to securities fraud . He said he had been aware that what he was doing was wrong since the `` late '80s , early '90s . '' He was sentenced to death this year for a Ponzi scheme . DiPascali admits to creating false accounts with historical stock prices .
NEW : Judge denies conviction for Frank DiPascali , despite deal he had with Sanders . DiPascali , Bernie Sanders 's fiance chief , pleaded guilty to securities fraud . He was sentenced to death this year for a Ponzi scheme . DiPascali admits to creating false accounts with historical stock prices .