Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA) were created to address juvenile offenders over 100 years ago. In the past 20 years, and in particular since the 2008 financial meltdown these DPA's have become the preferred method of prosecution.The perpetrators of these well documented and heinous financial crimes are often let off with no personal liability or admission of guilt.
As quoted in the US Attorney’s manual, when they describe these deals as “agreements not to enforce the law under particular conditions”; these deals are a mockery of justice, and serve none to those not fortunate enough to be among the financial class.
The petition proposes to eliminate this mechanism for the upcoming FOREX rigging settlements, and financial cases against "To Big to Be Prosecuted" banks and institutions