On top of that almost cases don't go to trial. To defend against a high profile federal prosecution takes seven figures. And even before you get to the actual i

On top of that almost cases don't go to trial. To defend against a high profile federal prosecution takes seven figures. And even before you get to the actual indictment stage you may have sealed your fate by lying to the FBI. I and many others have said that no one should ever talk to the FBI but somehow it happens again and again with people that should have very sophisticated counsel. The bottom line is that if the federal government decides to go after you, you are in for a very bad time. There is a heck of lot of fairly broad discretion placed in the hands of FBI field office directors and US attorneys (political appointees) to ruin lives.