Two over-the-top final straws were recently heaped onto the camel’s back in America and Italy. Get this: Italian prosecutors convinced a court to convict six scientists for manslaughter because they failed to predict a deadly earthquake. And in the United States, IRS prosecutors brought conspiracy charges against two Ernst & Young employees for giving a favorable opinion to a tax shelter designed to avoid (not evade) paying tax on a gain from the sales of businesses. They were initially convicted but a federal appeals court ruled there was no criminal intent and reversed the convictions, blowing the IRS out of the courtroom... but only after the damage was done.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:05:44 +0000
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