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Prosecutors' Hypocrisy

Prosecutors' Hypocrisy

White Collar Advice

January 9, 20260m 58s

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Show Notes

After 16 years in this space, patterns repeat. I describe a former U.S. Attorney—now a defense lawyer—calling a false-statements case "ridiculous." The irony? He once brought the same kind of case as a prosecutor. Not because it was justice, but because he could.

False-statement cases are easy to charge and hard to undo. DOJ data shows they're often stacked to increase leverage, not clarity. Assuming a case will "get dropped" is how people misjudge risk and lose control.

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Justin Paperny