Mary Jo White is a poor choice to head the SEC. As a U.S. attorney,
she demonstrated a lack of political independence and competence.
In the late 90's prosecution of the Teamsters money landering scandal, White won several guilty pleas from low-level has-beens, but gave a pass to prominent union figures who played a key role in the Democratic political campaign of 2000, and every one since. The magnitude of White's dereliction of duty can be seen in who was not prosecuted- Richard Trumka, Andrew Stern and Gerald McEntee.
Read more: http://nlpc.org/stories/2013/01/25/sec-nominee-mary-jo-white-protected-corrupt-union-bosses-teamsters-prosecution
In the late 90's prosecution of the Teamsters money landering scandal, White won several guilty pleas from low-level has-beens, but gave a pass to prominent union figures who played a key role in the Democratic political campaign of 2000, and every one since. The magnitude of White's dereliction of duty can be seen in who was not prosecuted- Richard Trumka, Andrew Stern and Gerald McEntee.
Read more: http://nlpc.org/stories/2013/01/25/sec-nominee-mary-jo-white-protected-corrupt-union-bosses-teamsters-prosecution
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