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Solly Mack

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32. Does anyone commit crimes anymore?

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 01:33 PM

Aug 2012

Well, besides us plebes, that is.

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U.S. Won’t Prosecute Goldman Sachs, Employees Over CDO Deals [View all] Roland99 Aug 2012 OP

Guess these people will have to smoke pot for any prison time. Fuckers. MichiganVote Aug 2012 #1

Did " the exhaustive review" include lunch ? russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #2

Yes. A "three-martini" lunch (nt) KansDem Aug 2012 #5

As Cenk likes to say, "Of cooouuurse!" Dustlawyer Aug 2012 #3

a "have not, have yacht" system, as someone else said. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #22

How is this NOT fraud? How can one believe the DOJ is not corrupt?... truth2power Aug 2012 #4

I suspect the problem is with the underlying laws primavera Aug 2012 #9

Torture is still illegal. OnyxCollie Aug 2012 #15

You're right primavera Aug 2012 #20

Ask where the top people at DOJ have worked before One_Life_To_Give Aug 2012 #21

Oh, you betcha primavera Aug 2012 #25

"Ask where the top people at DOJ have worked before" dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #27

Why doesn't this surprise me? primavera Aug 2012 #31

Reality sucks, I know too well. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #39

I guess being the second-largest contributor OnyxCollie Aug 2012 #6

I'm not big on their cozy relationship either but Obama is not the "Legislator in Chief." n/t Ed Suspicious Aug 2012 #11

Obama is the guy that Eric Holder, OnyxCollie Aug 2012 #14

One can hope for Obama's reelection ... earthside Aug 2012 #19

Channeling Kevin Bacon's first movie role: Jakes Progress Aug 2012 #7

I have no hope. I see no future. Hotler Aug 2012 #8

Steal millions... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #10

Dont worry about it. Its all just kicking the can down the road. Making collpase all but assured Katashi_itto Aug 2012 #12

Did ANYONE actually think Obamas DOJ Autumn Aug 2012 #13

All that and they're still lagging far behind in "contributions" (err...bribes) from GS employees fujiyama Aug 2012 #49

Channeling Mr Rogers: OK boy & girls. Can you say collusion? I knew you could think Aug 2012 #16

The trouble IS fredamae Aug 2012 #17

S&L officials went to prison for these very actions jtuck004 Aug 2012 #23

Thank you for the additional info fredamae Aug 2012 #26

Repeal of Glass/Steagall gave them access to our money. Commodities Modernization Act allowed hiding jtuck004 Aug 2012 #36

Bill Black: Our System Is So Flawed That Fraud Is Mathematically Guaranteed jtuck004 Aug 2012 #24

Bill Black is great. Thanks for posting! nt amandabeech Aug 2012 #29

The question is how to get my neighbors, your neighbors, to jtuck004 Aug 2012 #37

I don't understand the lack of outrage,either. amandabeech Aug 2012 #38

First off, I would like to say Thanks to all! fredamae Aug 2012 #40

But, but. Jakes Progress Aug 2012 #46

I heard.. sendero Aug 2012 #44

One reason why Obama will get vote as "lesser of two evils".... dmosh42 Aug 2012 #18

Government won't prosecute government! L0oniX Aug 2012 #28

Gee, there's a real f'ing surprise CanonRay Aug 2012 #30

Does anyone commit crimes anymore? Solly Mack Aug 2012 #32

What a load of Bullshit. blackspade Aug 2012 #33

Priorities, PEOPLE! bvar22 Aug 2012 #34

Never prosecute the rich; that always works out so well for us. Vidar Aug 2012 #35

I suspect there are laws in place that undermine prosecution AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #41

What a bunch of yellow-bellied cowards. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #42

Crime pays especially if you pull off big ones like Goldman Sachs. avaistheone1 Aug 2012 #43

Tiny bit of karma hits them. Egan Jones downgrades Goldman from A- to BBB+ Roland99 Aug 2012 #45

Why would the people in charge prosecute themselves? nt DotGone Aug 2012 #47

Watch out Martha Stewart Teamster Jeff Aug 2012 #48