That's exactly what the French government alleges: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/french-officials-twist-u-s-arms-in-bank-inquiry/ http://dealbook.nytim

That's exactly what the French government alleges: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/french-officials-twist-u-s-arms-in-bank-inquiry/ http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/french-officials-twis... At the heart of the French government’s campaign is the concern that American prosecutors have created a two-tiered system of justice: one in which American and British banks escape criminal charges and the other that forces BNP to plead guilty to sanctions violations and pay a record fine.