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BlindTiresias

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17. Seven years?

Mon May 5, 2014, 03:07 PM

May 2014

The crimes took place around 2007 I believe, so they are running out right about now. I guess in cases of conspiracy there may be another year or two left before time runs out on that too, assuming they stopped around 2008-2009

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Holder: Big banks may face criminal cases soon... says, no such thing as 'too big to jail.' [View all] bigtree May 2014 OP

I'll believe it when I see it BlindTiresias May 2014 #1

The only "empty rhetoric" I ever hear regarding Holder... tridim May 2014 #7

Holder himself BlindTiresias May 2014 #9

What is it about these two that makes you see the opposite of reality? tridim May 2014 #11

I am not sure what you are insinuating BlindTiresias May 2014 #12

I just asked a question. tridim May 2014 #26

What? BlindTiresias May 2014 #29

Don't bother engaging that one Aerows May 2014 #38

Thanks for the heads up BlindTiresias May 2014 #45

I have no idea, either Aerows May 2014 #52

That baby *wanted* to be eaten! n/t QC May 2014 #56

Of course it did. Aerows May 2014 #58

yes Whisp May 2014 #21

Great point. LeftOfWest May 2014 #70

You hit the nail on the head, tridim. Those who don't know what they're talking about but Cha May 2014 #47

Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #8

Million dollar fines are merely part of the cost of doing business for these banks. FuzzyRabbit May 2014 #54

... Zorra May 2014 #2

lol, I don't blame ya. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #5

Bookmarking, thank you for posting. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #3

maybe lsewpershad May 2014 #4

LOL .... Um, they got away, sheriff. 1000words May 2014 #6

I'll believe it when I see it! newfie11 May 2014 #10

Even if we all see it, some will still not believe it! Whisp May 2014 #23

Well sure he says that DJ13 May 2014 #13

Five years, right? BlindTiresias May 2014 #14

Depending on the charge ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #37

some exceptions bigtree May 2014 #15

Seven years? BlindTiresias May 2014 #17

strategy involves a shift away from the 'securities fraud' charge to 'bank fraud' bigtree May 2014 #19

That is encouraging BlindTiresias May 2014 #22

I wouldn't count on it Aerows May 2014 #36

Good information in both your posts. sheshe2 May 2014 #53

Thanks for the info DJ13 May 2014 #28

Thank you for posting this ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #39

My uneducated guess is that they have been building their case. sheshe2 May 2014 #61

Exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #63

How convenient. nt woo me with science May 2014 #16

Now he can swagger Aerows May 2014 #34

Just out of curiosity how much legal experience do you have? giftedgirl77 May 2014 #57

Just out of curiosity Aerows May 2014 #59

So are we to assume that means nil? giftedgirl77 May 2014 #60

Which I assume means nil. n/t Aerows May 2014 #65

Seriously? This thread is regarding AG Holder giftedgirl77 May 2014 #66

I pretty much just went to the last sentence in your thread. Aerows May 2014 #69

Something has been in the works in the background now for a while. Whisp May 2014 #18

Let me guess, by the Liberty & Jones U grads that infiltrated DoJ and were never fired when Holder Hestia May 2014 #67

How compelling, coming six years into the Obama presidency and during an election year. woo me with science May 2014 #20

I know you will be among the first to admit you were wrong, woo. Whisp May 2014 #24

I can't be wrong now, Whisp. woo me with science May 2014 #30

Sure you can. Cat Food Commission. n/t Whisp May 2014 #31

Nope, haven't been wrong about that, either. But you knew that. woo me with science May 2014 #64

MAY Aerows May 2014 #35

This administration cut 10 years off Jeff Skilling's sentence NobodyHere May 2014 #25

I wouldn't trust Holder Aerows May 2014 #33

Your skepticism is noted. eom. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #42

Fantastic! Aerows May 2014 #43

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #40

It was a deal between a federal prosecutor and Skilling NobodyHere May 2014 #46

The "Deal" was struck BECAUSE the 5th Circuit overturned ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #51

Holder is a joke. nt Demo_Chris May 2014 #27

No, AG Holder is an intelligent accomplished person who is doing his job.. which is more Cha May 2014 #48

I'll go with "Believe it when I see it" for two hundred, Alex. n/t Aerows May 2014 #32

Aren't BNP Paribas SA and Credit Suisse AG foreign banks? PADemD May 2014 #41

Ssshhhh Aerows May 2014 #44

Thank you, AG Holder! and mahalo bigtree for posting the news. Cha May 2014 #49

. Dragonfli May 2014 #50

If only big banks were medical marijuana dispensaries... n/t winter is coming May 2014 #55

^^ woo, snap! Hestia May 2014 #68

Criticism of Holder or Obama from the left is always welcome in my world, as long as you remember randys1 May 2014 #62

holder, the guy who brokered the marc rich pardon? yeah, right. KG May 2014 #71