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Eric Holder: “The greatest deterrent effect is to prosecute the individuals in the corporation who are responsible for those…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
The greatest deterrent effect is to prosecute the individuals in the corporation who are responsible for those decisions.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder discusses the importance of individual accountability in corporate crime.

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