options in court, criminal proceedings, in dealing with prosecutor...

[elvapet]

What is the name of your state? Tenn.

if a person travels to cuba without official permissions...
and one way or another they are caught, when in court or during the proceedures or after conviction,
do you know of any suggestions as to how a person can negotiate a lesser punishment, i.e. no jail time because it was a first offense, a lesser fine because of financial hardship, or only probation for punishment?

[loocpoc]

You will go before an administrative law judge. Its a civil penalty non criminal. Most you will get is a fine in most cases.