Corruption Quote by Sally Yates

“The damage caused by corruption is just as real in Angola and Azerbaijan as it is in Atlanta and Albuquerque, and it's our obligation to advance the rule of law wherever our laws apply.”

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My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best…

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At D.O.J., we don't want to go after the corporate wrongdoers simply as an end unto itself; we want to decrease the amount of…

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We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually…

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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.

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Holding individuals accountable for corporate wrongdoing isn't ideological; it's good law enforcement.

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As I've seen over and over again during my career, the best way to deter individual conduct is the threat of going to jail.…

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Americans should never believe, even incorrectly, that one's criminal activity will go unpunished simply because it was committed on behalf of a corporation.

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Restoring a person's ability to achieve success when they leave the prison walls promotes public safety, builds our economy and, most importantly, is the…

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At the risk of sounding really corny now, I'm a career prosecutor. I've been doing this for a very long time. And I believe…

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I believe the attorney general or the deputy attorney general has an obligation to follow the law and the Constitution and to give their…

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