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1/ Our @adamzagorin & @schwellenbach report in @YahooNews that @TheJusticeDept's felony case against Monsanto was reduced to a misdemeanor after the company’s lawyer appealed to fmr Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein’s office: bit.ly/2ZBeRrq
Here’s why this is concerning...
Here’s why this is concerning...
2/ “A teaspoon of methyl parathion would kill you.”
Not far from Hawaiian beachside resorts on a windy day in July 2014, Monsanto sprayed much more than that—despite the fact that the pesticide had been banned from use since the end of 2013. bit.ly/30GANia
Not far from Hawaiian beachside resorts on a windy day in July 2014, Monsanto sprayed much more than that—despite the fact that the pesticide had been banned from use since the end of 2013. bit.ly/30GANia
3/ After EPA investigators & federal prosecutors became aware of Monsanto's practice, a U.S. attorney’s office planned to charge Monsanto w/ a felony violation of the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act: bit.ly/2Hv1gaU
4/ Sources told POGO that Alice S. Fisher—a lawyer for Monsanto & fmr high-level DoJ official—helped orchestrate the company’s pitch to fmr Deputy AG Rosenstein’s office to stop the felony charges.
Rosenstein's office overruled career prosecutors who had long worked the case.
Rosenstein's office overruled career prosecutors who had long worked the case.
5/ This isn’t the only time Rosenstein’s office directed prosecutors to water down major penalties against big companies.
Rosenstein directed prosecutors not to seek criminal charges against @RBS for allegations of major fraud before the financial crisis: nyti.ms/2zlyqFF
Rosenstein directed prosecutors not to seek criminal charges against @RBS for allegations of major fraud before the financial crisis: nyti.ms/2zlyqFF
6/ A previously unreported letter from April 2008 by Ken Starr, Jeffrey Epstein's fmr lawyer, reveals Fisher may have had a role in keeping Epstein’s controversial plea deal a secret from his victims when she led DOJ’s criminal division—which she denies: bit.ly/2G6rJLv
7/ Our @adamzagorin & @schwellenbach write that “Fisher’s apparent success in getting charges against Monsanto minimized will likely bolster critics who contend that the powerful & politically connected get a better deal.” nyti.ms/2ZtLnHW
8/8 "The practice of top [DOJ] officials overruling career prosecutors disproportionately benefits the most well-connected corporations & individuals,” our @daniellebrian says.
"DOJ needs to establish clear guidelines limiting this abuse of power.” bit.ly/2ZrzJCw
"DOJ needs to establish clear guidelines limiting this abuse of power.” bit.ly/2ZrzJCw
