Prosecutorial-Discretion

DOJ Declines Criminal Prosecution of Wells Fargo Executives

| Importance: 10/10

The Department of Justice announces it will not bring criminal charges against any Wells Fargo executives for their roles in the fake accounts scandal, instead accepting a deferred prosecution agreement with the corporation. Despite Wells Fargo’s admission that “top Community Bank …

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