Worst Use of Your Tax Dollars for a Federal Prosecution?

Courtesy Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Sun, 09/21/2008 - 10:13pm

Prosecutorial discretion is immense. And it starts with the decision on whether someone should be prosecuted in the first place. Now submitted, for your approval, the stupidest prosecution yet, at least in terms of “your tax dollars at work”.

From the charging instrument filed last week (cause number 08-po-00237-MHW-1 for federal criminal defense lawyers with access to Pacer ):

 

…the defendant… did willfully destroy, damage and remove Government property without authorization, namely by consuming soft drink beverage...


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