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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-16-10 11:28 AM
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30. Since the standard of proof is much higher in a criminal court, it seems to me that
it makes more sense to try someone criminally first, and civilly only afterwords. After all, the elements of criminal fraud are largely the same--only the burden of proof is substantially different. Which means that once it is established in a criminal court that the defendants have committed criminal fraud beyond a reasonable doubt, these findings can be used in civil procedures. However, the reverse is not true, due to the lower standard of proof required in civil proceedings.

To my mind, prosecuting civilly means that Holder doesn't ever intend to ever prosecute criminally. I hope I am off base somehow...
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