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https://media.zenfs.com/en/afp.com/493abc51760c316d2ab9b160b930d85fIt was, by many measures, a trial like New York had definitely seen before — a panel of citizen jurors finding a real estate mogul guilty of business fraud.And yet, Steinglass agreed with Judge Juan Merchan’s ultimate decision to deliver a sentence of unconditional discharge, a measure that upholds the guilty verdict but does not sanction the convicted defendant.