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by willtheperson 3926 days ago
I think that's because they know the white collar criminal is going to have access to a good lawyer and they need a more solid case. If many of the charges end up being false, you are going to cast doubt on the whole case
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Not to mention the government will waste millions of dollars and not get a conviction. I don't think the government could afford to prosecute every white collar crime because of the high cost of doing so.