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junkscience2017

most of the financial instruments expolited prior to the crash were completely legal even though they were "toxic".

Martha Stewart and Bernie Madoff are proof that actual crime can imply prison time

Martha Stewart was a fall guy for people to feel like something was being done. What she was actually guilty of was, "lying to a federal agent."

http://corporate.findlaw.com/litigation-disputes/how-to-avoi...

And Al Capone went to jail for tax evasion. The prosecutors use what tools they have at their disposal to get the desired outcome. Sometimes, it is an overall good, and sometimes it is not.

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