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In reply to the discussion: More on Mary Jo White. [View all]

hay rick

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12. Another tidbit or two.
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 01:32 PM
Jan 2013

article: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/01/24/1489131/what-to-know-about-mary-jo-white-obamas-appointment-to-the-sec/

From the article:

She has a lineup of fascinating non-white collar cases. Among the things White prosecuted during her time working as an Attorney for the state of New York are: Two bombing cases (including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing), drug trafficking, and the prosecution of mob boss John Gotti. On the other side, White also defended directors at News Corp. during the phone hacking scandal there.


I think the non-white collar cases are just a distraction from the issue of her fitness or lack of fitness to head the SEC. Her rolodex gives me pause. More on her peeps here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323854904578264080965499300.html
More on Mary Jo White. [View all] hay rick Jan 2013 OP
Rec. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #1
She's absolutely right to stress that prosecutorial discretion be used. Restrained prosecutors, as msanthrope Jan 2013 #2
Ehhhh... Fox guarding the hen house RobertEarl Jan 2013 #3
Scalp hunting prosecutors tend to be sloppy ones. One thing about MJW is that msanthrope Jan 2013 #4
It's an adversarial system. hay rick Jan 2013 #9
As a criminal defense attorney, I don't think your assumptions are correct. It doesn't take msanthrope Jan 2013 #10
I don't know what her won-lost record was as a federal prosecutor. hay rick Jan 2013 #13
You can't put people in jail on a preponderance standard of proof. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #14
I didn't suggest you could. nt hay rick Jan 2013 #15
ROFL Oilwellian Jan 2013 #17
I'm not worried. We get a top prosecutor and take the defense's best defender. I don't think with okaawhatever Jan 2013 #5
Looks like she will fit in nicely with the rest of the executive branch! bvar22 Jan 2013 #6
She tripled prosecutions in her last go 'round. I expect the same this time. hay rick Jan 2013 #7
Just the idea that we have to second guess her modus operandi is a bad sign progressoid Jan 2013 #8
When it concerns the banks theaocp Jan 2013 #19
She didn't bring down Gotti by being overzealous. nt EastKYLiberal Jan 2013 #11
Another tidbit or two. hay rick Jan 2013 #12
+10000 Fight2Win Jan 2013 #16
The WSJ article is a must read. jsr Jan 2013 #20
From the article... hay rick Jan 2013 #21
Another Obama administration appointment that puts a bankster in charge of watching over Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #18
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