DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat

74 pointsposted 3 hours ago
by petethomas
(news.bloomberglaw.com)

22 Comments

josefritzishere

2 hours ago

The administration seems to be pro-crime, which is very problematic.

vannevar

an hour ago

Given that the President is a convicted felon who maintains that what he did was fine, and that he has pardoned thousands of unrepentant criminals, and that the vast majority of his party enthusiastically endorsed all this, I would say "pro-crime" is an understatement.

Kapura

an hour ago

_strongly_ pro-crime

br0ceph

an hour ago

on a daily basis the current US president commits treason against the people of the united states, which im pretty sure even presidential immunity doesnt protect against. Just one of the shady dealings with foreign monarchies, laudering their bribes directly to the president thru billion dollar purchases of worthless crypto "assets" ala world liberty financial; should land the president and his entire family in capital punishment

ourmandave

21 minutes ago

When you view it through the lens of Graft First, everything makes sense. All the seeming stupidity, ineptitude, and hypocrisy is just to make a buck.

Governing doesn't even appear to be an afterthought.

I still haven't figured out how he's profiting from Trump Accounts yet. Kick backs I suppose.

kevin_thibedeau

4 minutes ago

The stupidity and ineptitude is still real. These are a gang of nepo-babies who have mastered the art of failing up.

hightrix

5 minutes ago

This admin is pro-money. Anything and everything can be bought. Pardons, contracts, legal outcomes, you name it. Bribe trump and he'll do whatever you ask.

eunos

2 hours ago

> criminal case against Abbott Laboratories over contaminated baby formula

In Communist China they would be shot

pavel_lishin

an hour ago

Hey, here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well.

Kapura

an hour ago

not by the state, however. important distinction.

morkalork

an hour ago

Now that justice by official channels is closed, one wonders if a grieving parent will seek it out by unofficial means

garyfirestorm

44 minutes ago

Parents could file a class action? RICO? How is this any different from organized crime?

JumpCrisscross

23 minutes ago

> here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well

No, they don't. The UnitedHealth dude who got shot had a CEO title, but Thompson was ultimately a middle manager.

The actual CEO of UnitedHealth Group–the one who signs off on its financial statements and fields quarterly calls–and the billionaire owners were fine.

tracker1

16 minutes ago

This is just more than a little fucked up... I think we've "limited" liability way too much in terms of corporations... it's the investors that are meant to be protected, executives and board members are not meant to be immune. And I do think in the worst cases, the death penalty should be on the table.

edit: to be clear, IMO, corporate power is an expression of govt power, which should be minimized.