Specter Pushes Bill to Curb Corporate Prosecutors

Bill McConnell
The Deal
09-19-2007Despite pleas by a Department of Justice official and two legal scholars to slow down, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Republican is pushing for a quick vote on legislation that would limit federal prosecutors’ ability to pressure cooperation from companies under investigation for corporate fraud.
Sen. Arlen Specter, the committee’s ranking Republican and author [...]