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> The point is that wire fraud is apparently a much more serious crime than fraudulent medical practice, otherwise the fraudulent medical practice would be much
by marcus0x62 4y ago
> The point is that wire fraud is apparently a much more serious crime than fraudulent medical practice, otherwise the fraudulent medical practice would be much easier to sue for.
That does not follow, at all.
The US Attorney's office cannot bring charges against violations of state law, and medicine is largely regulated by the individual states in the US. Additionally, the evidence in a particular case might make it easier to prove some charges than others. That's not a value judgement that one crime is "worse" than another. That's just reality.
The Feds prosecuted Al Capone for tax evasion -- not because anybody thinks tax crimes are more serious than murder, but a) that's what they had jurisdiction over and b) it is what they could prove in court.
- notch656a 4y agoI always thought it was interesting feds don't have jurisdiction over most murder as it doesn't fit into one of the constitution approved uses of the federal government, but somehow merely sawing down a shotgun barrel or feeding crops you grow to your own animals is considered 'interstate trade' and thus subject to federal law. As if murder doesn't have effect on interstate trade at least as much as Filburn's crops did.