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by joshuaheard 4783 days ago
A $2 billion fine (from the article) is hardly "unpenalized".
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They paid a $1.92-billion fine after laundering $881-million of drug money. Also, dont forget that they helped finance terrorists. [1] No one at HSBC went to jail. If you get caught with an ounce or two of cannabis, you're going to prison for 10 years. That's messed up.

[1] http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/12/16/hsbc-executives-...

It is when the company in question has a market cap of more than $100 billion.