The "problem" here is that in many white collar cases, the defendants have the money to be represented by competent counsel and are thus confident in going to t

The "problem" here is that in many white collar cases, the defendants have the money to be represented by competent counsel and are thus confident in going to trial. Our system is setup so that most cases, when brought to trial with competent defense counsel, are a difficult win for the prosecution. This is as it should be. Our insanely high conviction rates are the result of the extortion scheme that is our plea bargaining system - not because prosecutors are great at their jobs. It appears from this article that prosecutors are unhappy when defendants have the resources to avail themselves of the rights they have under our system of law, but I find it hard to imagine that they will find many people that are sympathetic to their complaints.