Tom Coburn actually said...

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

08/03/2010

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