White-collar financial crime is not a victimless crime. Everyday people cannot lie to a bank about how much money they have in order to get a favorable loan to buy a home or to send their kid to college. And if they did, the government would throw the book at them. Why should this be any different?
Letitia James argues that financial crimes should be treated seriously and equally, regardless of the perpetrator's status.
Share
More from Letitia James
We stopped the Trump administration's Census attacks in 2020, and we're exploring our legal options to fight back again.
Americans are facing increasing energy costs because this administration would rather pay off energy companies than let us build the new power sources we need.
Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are asking the Supreme Court to let them impose their abortion bans on New York and punish our doctors for providing legal health care.
This rule is a clear attempt by the federal government to interfere in elections it has no power to control.
Other voices in this conversation
