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On the recordAugust 3, 2010
The fact that somebody was not prosecuted, that does not mean anything because the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not going to prosecute them if they fall under a certain dollar amount.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Coburn critiques the DOJ's reluctance to prosecute low-value cases.

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