A Prosecutorial Campaign In The Media

Mr. Bharara’s comments are measured, but a prosecutorial campaign in the media is always disquieting (as a defendant’s media campaign can be troubling): Prosecutor Hits The Media Trail.  And, although it’s true that “sometimes it’s the case that conduct is so pervasive and there’s so much that shouldn’t be going on that is going on, that the only way that justice can be done is by indicting the entire institution,” very few American businesses — even those with some very bad apples —are actually run as criminal enterprises.  Rather, the threat of a company indictment is often simply a tool to achieve other prosecutorial ends.