The fact is when you select a monitor you ought to be selecting somebody from a panel of people who make themselves available.
I want to commend first of all the U.S attorney for the northern district for having the courage to do that.
Chris Christie deserves, in my judgment, a medal for his achievements like these, and so do other U.S. Attorneys.
I think there needs to be an ombudsman to make sure that the corporations have an opportunity to voice their concerns and see that the fees ...
In the Zimmer case, it is my understanding that Mr. Ashcroft's firm was paid $52 million. To me, that is outrageous.
I think at all times that public monies are expended, no matter how they are done, they should be done in a transparent manner and in a fair...
We must not allow deferred prosecution to become a form of deferred justice.
I believe there needs to be a change in the way that the monitors are chosen, an impartial, fair manner.
However, an even more essential concern has emerged through these deferred prosecution agreements and that is the lack of any checks and bal...
I, along with my colleague Frank Pallone have introduced the Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2009, H.R. 1947.
These are the kinds of abuses if there is unfettered discretion.