• deegeese
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    5 months ago

    Sounds like criminal conspiracy to me, but even though he conspired to steal $billions from ordinary Americans, this POS is free to go golfing.

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      5 months ago

      The principle is: Try to steal an ice-cream and you risk going to jail for life. Try to steal steal the entire ice-cream company, and you will get off with a slap on your wrist.

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    5 months ago

    Asked about reports that the FTC was considering recommending Sheffield face criminal charges, FTC spokesperson Douglas Farrar told CNN: “The FTC has a responsibility to refer potentially criminal behavior and takes that obligation very seriously.”

    I bet we do see criminal charges coming from this. We’re seeing the effects of the Biden Admin’s policies changing the direction of lots of executive departments, including the FTC, DOJ, DEA, and EPA, among others