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Banks Are Now Pleading Guilty to Crimes. So Why Aren’t They Being Punished Like Criminals?

(Slate) – Not so long ago, federal prosecutors were simply terrified by the idea of what might happen if they ever brought criminal charges against a major bank. They worried that the consequences of a felony conviction might cause a large financial institution to collapse and wreak havoc on Wall Street, much as the accounting […]