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Tom Coburn: “The fact that somebody was not prosecuted, that does not mean anything because the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not…”

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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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

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

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