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		bko on Sept 8, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber Faces FBI Probe Over Program Targeting Rival ... Im not 100% convinced authorities are not motivated by settlement funds. In ny, the mayor used bank settlement funds to buy iPads for police. It was a significant amount of money. http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/490-14/mayor-de... Mortgage settlements were large and went to various administrative entities including prosecutors office. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/business/dealbook/24mortg...

wavefunction on Sept 8, 2017 [–]

Even more simply, a prosecutor can point to settlement or damage amounts as a measure of their 'effectiveness' and there won't be much analysis beyond the dollar amounts involved.

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