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>I think they genuinely though they were doing the right thing Your job as a government regulator/agency isn't "to believe", it's to be impartial, do your due

>I think they genuinely though they were doing the right thing Your job as a government regulator/agency isn't "to believe", it's to be impartial, do your due diligence and apply the law indiscriminately. Selectively looking the other way is blatant corruption. Ask any accountant at any company. They double check everything. If you miss something and fuck up you can't just tell your boss "well, I didn't check it because I believed there couldn't be anything wrong here". It doesn't matter what you believe, your job is to check.

andix 4y ago
To commit fraud you need an intent. That’s how fraud is defined. You can’t commit fraud if you don’t intend to. Same goes for being complicit in a crime. Just by doing some things in good faith, you can’t be complicit. For example: if you help somebody carrying stolen goods, you are not a complicit, if you don’t know (and don’t have to suspect) that it’s stolen. See Wikipedia: In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud
throwawaysleep 4y ago
> If you miss something and fuck up you can't just tell your boss "well, I didn't check it because I believed there couldn't be anything wrong here". It doesn't matter what you believe, your job is to check. Fraud and conspiracy require intent. So yes, if you are accused of fraud, “I didn’t check as I didn’t suspect anything was wrong” is a defence.