3. Deterrent Effect of Prosecution.
Vitiello said that while officials were aware separation "would have been a consequence" of the prosecutions, the government did not contemplate "having the systems work backwards" for reunifications.
Finally, there are the long-term consequences of the prosecution.
A further argument worth consideration is whether the penal consequences of extradition, prosecution and conviction such as the length of any sentence and the conditions in which it may be served should be taken into account.
My concerns were with the impact and consequences of the prosecution statements, the "perp walk", the leaks and media coverage upon a possibly and presumed innocent man.
Journalists are finding it more and more difficult to cultivate the trust of whistleblowers, a consequence of the aggressive prosecutions that have already occurred.
But we also learned that when dealing with major companies or industries, we had to carefully consider the collateral consequences of our prosecutions.
Goretti Horgan, of the Alliance for Choice, said she was not sure there would be, because it was difficult for medical staff to identify a difference between a natural miscarriage and the consequence of these pills, so successful prosecutions could prove elusive.
Announcing the record fine at a press conference in New York, assistant attorney general Lanny Breuer said that despite HSBC"s "blatant failure" to implement anti-money laundering controls and its wilful flouting of US sanctions, the consequences of a criminal prosecution would have been dire.
Failure of an agent to adhere to international statutes raises the risk to the hiring company of prosecution, fines, court-ordered monitoring, loss of government tender participation rights and a host of other consequences.
