>> Then again, maybe this is just a slap on the wrist. This is equivalent to robbing a store, getting caught, and then the only punishment being "you aren't all

>> Then again, maybe this is just a slap on the wrist. This is equivalent to robbing a store, getting caught, and then the only punishment being "you aren't allowed in the store again, and you have to return the stuff that you stole." Which is pretty damn lenient by the standards of the rest of the US justice system. The FTC is a civil agency, not a criminal agency. Just b/c Beam and Yu settled with the FTC out of court doesn't mean the FBI can't go after them for criminal charges.