She was also influenced by the high costs of putting up a legal defense. She was given no jail time, although her plea agreement left that option open for the judge in her case. The structure of the plea required the judge to revoke her United States citizenship, but she was granted withholding of deportation/removal by a judge on account of the perceived threat to her life and safety in her native country for her activities in the United States. The US Attorney who prosecuted her was promoted to the position of a Federal Judge in Michigan. A "60 Minutes" story on Prouty was sympathetic. They interviewed her and asked "Was a traitor exposed? Or did America lose a patriot?" She wrote a book, "Uncompromised", published by Pargrave Macmillan in 2011.