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Collateral Consequences Weighed for Corporations, Not for Individuals
Loaded on July 15, 2013
by Russell Mokhiber
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2013, page 40
In case you had any doubt that federal prosecutors favor corporations over individuals, check out Mythili Raman's testimony before a House hearing on May 22, 2013.
Filed under:
Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution.
Location:
United States of America.
Raman is the acting chief of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice. She appeared before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the ...
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