3 ms·
Im not 100% convinced authorities are not motivated by settlement funds. In ny, the mayor used bank settlement funds to buy iPads for police. It was a signific
by bko 9y ago
Im not 100% convinced authorities are not motivated by settlement funds.
In ny, the mayor used bank settlement funds to buy iPads for police. It was a significant amount of money.
http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/490-14/mayor-de-blasio-commissioner-bratton-district-attorney-vance-major-initiative-to#/0 http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/490-14/mayor-de...
Mortgage settlements were large and went to various administrative entities including prosecutors office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/business/dealbook/24mortgagelist.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/business/dealbook/24mortg...
- wavefunction 9y agoEven more simply, a prosecutor can point to settlement or damage amounts as a measure of their 'effectiveness' and there won't be much analysis beyond the dollar amounts involved.