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by BurningFrog 1994 days ago
> The DOJ certainly seems to think a law was broken.

That fortunately doesn't matter.

To send someone to jail, you need to convince a jury they committed a serious crime.
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mayneack 1993 days ago
I don't understand this comment. The DOJ bringing charges has to be step one towards that end. The same exact thing is happening with Boeing, we just didn't hear about it until after they negotiated a settlement. This happens all the time with plea deals. If they can't agree it goes to trial.
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BurningFrog 1993 days ago
> The DOJ bringing charges has to be step one towards that end.

Sure. My point is that it's quite different from a conviction.

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