Prosecuting Individuals for Financial Crimes - Some Questionable Recent Ideas

The government must be very sensitive about all the criticism it has been getting, from Congress, some judges and others, for not prosecuting more individuals for financial crimes. Perhaps in response, senior government officials have given a series of speeches since September declaring the commitment of the Justice Department to such prosecutions. White-collar defense lawyers know that individuals are investigated and prosecuted all the time, so in some ways the recent speeches don't tell us ve...