As I have said many times, Kamara would have to plead to a lessor charge that has a no jail time. I really didn't think they would offer him a plea deal. I guess deep pockets prevailed in this case.
Plea deals are common, regardless of a defendant's financial means. The practice helps to ease the load on the court system by moving cases through more quickly. It was always highly probable that he would plead to lesser charges rather than for this to go to trial, get convicted on felony charges, and do jail time.