Judge Found Guilty of Protecting Immigrant, Not Wall Street Fraudsters
A Milwaukee judge, Hannah Dugan, was convicted of obstruction for alerting a Mexican immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, to ICE agents lurking outside her courtroom – a move the AP dubs a 'victory for President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown.' Flores-Ruiz, whose only crime was re-entering the country illegally, was arrested anyway, but Dugan still faces up to five years in prison for
trying to get him out a private door. One might wonder where such stern federal intervention is when, say, Wall Street bankers commit fraud on a scale that devastates entire economies, frequently escaping with fines far smaller than their illicit gains, and rarely seeing a day in court, let alone prison. The message is clear: obstructing the arrest of a non-violent immigrant is a federal felony,
but collapsing the global financial system? Often just a slap on the wrist. Priorities, folks.