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In reply to the discussion: I sure as hell won't miss the Holder Doctrine [View all]MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)The right wing has become fairly detached from reality. I'm not sure that we want to take their anger as a sign of success.
The point of my post - if you believe my anecdote - is that DOJ pretty well knows that stuff happened that they have a good shot at prosecuting successfully. But they are choosing not to. Heck, even in instances when the banks are totally busted laundering billions in drug cartel money, they're allowed to pay a comparatively small fine and have criminal charges waived, as we know:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/hsbc-said-to-near-1-9-billion-settlement-over-money-laundering/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
But if you or I get caught laundering, we'll get 4+ years in the slammer. As Elizabeth Warren said:
If youre caught with an ounce of cocaine, the chances are good youre going to jail
.Evidently, if you launder nearly a billion dollars for drug cartels and violate our international sanctions, your company pays a fine and you go home and sleep in your own bed at night.