Reply #3: And of course, none of the leadership of those companies will be fined or imprisoned.

[Rabrrrrrr]

I'm also curious that, as large as those settlements are, how do they compare to the money that the companies made by doing those illegal things?

I mean, if I were CEO of a giant evil corporation, and could make $4 billion off a deal that might later cost me $400 million in fines, I'll take the deal and consider the $400 million just part of the expenses.

Hell, I'd have my accountants also figure out a way to take that $400 million fine as a "business expense" and write it off the taxes.