I'm trying not to let it matter. If they wanted to cut it in two, they could. It wouldn't be ethical but it would be legal. It's not mine anymore. |
If (a criminal suspect) makes a million in drug money and plows it into a legitimate business, you can trace the proceeds through there; and once illegal proceeds are commingled with legal proceeds, it contaminates everything. |
It could have been worst in terms of flooding and people dying. But we've got a lot of clean-up to do before we can say it is over. |
It gives him a chance to preview the evidence. |
It just doesn't sound like that message has gotten through. |
It's just another tool law enforcement attempts to use to fight crime, |
proceeds, product or instrumentality of a crime. |
The case has just been fascinating, tremendously fascinating to watch, both from a professional standpoint, as well as from a layman's. |
The jury is entitled to know what type of person they're being asked to trust. If they built a case around a guy who lied about the extent of his influence, they could end up holding a wet paper bag with the bottom having fallen out. |
They can point to an empty chair. |
They chose not to take it to the next level. |