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On the recordMarch 3, 2009
Frankly, in my experience, in terms of most crime that is committed in our country, they are generally used to get the cooperation of a defendant in order to prosecute other defendants.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill discusses the purpose of Deferred Prosecution Agreements in criminal cases.

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