New figures show the Justice Department under President Bush has dramatically shifted the focus of its prosecutions. Since President Bush took office, the Justice Department has seen a double-digit drop in prosecutions against organized crime, environmental offenders, white-collar crime, and drug-related money laundering. Organized crime and drug-linked money laundering saw the sharpest drops, at 38 and 25 percent. Meanwhile, prosecutions rose in areas favored by Republicans. Immigration prosecutions were up 36 percent, while terror and national security cases rose by nearly 900 percent.
Justice Dept. Prosecutions Shift Under Bush Admin
HeadlineOct 17, 2007