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jobs_throwawaytoday at 2:17 PM2 repliesview on HN

The common refrain is "you can get a Grand Jury to indict a ham sandwich". The standards required to indict are quite low. The fact that they failed to get an indictment here must mean they had ~nothing.


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dredmorbiustoday at 2:17 PM

Quoted, and sourced, in the comment you're replying to.

Yes, I'm aware.

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oceanskytoday at 2:19 PM

Judges have a lot of freedom to decide sentences. They might get one willing to throw the book on him. The risk is still there.

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