Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant's admissions were not influenced by a promise of favorable treatment and were not obtained in violation of her rights under CPL 60.45 (2) (b) (i) or (ii). The police investigator's equivocal statement that "maybe" something "can" or "could be" worked out cannot be construed as a direct or an implied promise of leniency (cf. Bram v United States,
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