Corporations that commit heinous crimes are given fines rather than the harsh penalties that any other 'person' would face if convicted of a crime. A human being can be put to death or put in jail, as opposed to the fines corporations are dealt.
For example, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found evidence that HSBC provided bank accounts to overseas banks linked to terrorism, and HBMX (HB-Mexico) accepted 7 billion dollars from Mexican banks in 2008 linked to Mexican cartels, allowing money laundering by Mexican drug cartels. HSBC circumvented OFAC filters to allow large transactions (worth $19B) in Iran by stripping the word 'Iran' from paperwork. The US affilate of HSBC should be charged in court, in addition to any corporation that commits a crime.
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