His case was among a number of Obama administration prosecutions of current or former federal officials suspected of leaking classified information to the news media.
Could anyone involved in the prosecution of the current war on terror not read them without at least a small, guilty thrill of recognition?
The enactment of laws, coupled with successful prosecution of companies currently operating in those countries, would, in our academic opinion, be a significant improvement on the current position.
Their 2011 film "Grantio: How to Nail a Dictator" tells of Spanish lawyers who sought to bring Guatemalan leaders to trial, of current prosecutions and of the value of their interview with the dictator as evidence against him.
Designed to encourage better prosecution of violations of the current system, it would not expand background checks.
Another worry about the current prosecution of Mr. Chen is purely political: Some members of Mr. Chen's Democratic Progressive Party warn that it is creating a precedent for the prosecution of former presidents as soon as they leave office.
Taxpayers may also question why the government is so willing to take such vast sums of money out of U.S. enforcement agency coffers and reward it to whistle-blowers, particularly where there appears to be no shortage of current FCPA prosecutions and investigations.
In sharp criticism of the lack of prosecutions for horsemeat and the inadequacy of current sanctions, the report says anyone selling meat that is mislabelled should be considered criminally liable.
I noted, however, that the current aggressive prosecution of national security whistleblowers is undermining this legacy.
