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===Andrew Weissmann===
===Andrew Weissmann===
[[File:Pjimage-115-600x338 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clinton operatives Sally Yates (left) and Andrew Weissman (right). Yates was referred for criminal investigation for her role in the Obama administration's FISA abuse scandal. ]]
[[File:Pjimage-115-600x338 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clinton operatives Sally Yates (left) and Andrew Weissman (right). Yates was referred for criminal investigation for her role in the Obama administration's FISA abuse scandal. ]]
The plea agreement shows that the Obama DOJ’s Fraud Section was then run by Andrew Weissmann, who is now one of the top prosecutors in Robert Mueller’s special-counsel [[Trump-Russia investigation]].
The plea agreement shows that the Obama DOJ’s Fraud Section was then run by Andrew Weissmann, who is now one of the top prosecutors in Robert Mueller’s special-counsel [[Trump-Russia investigation.<ref>https://newsprocession.com/2018/04/lawmakers-issue-criminal-referral-to-doj-for-dossier-splinter-group-comey-clinton-lynch-yates-mccabe-strzok-and-page/ </ref>]]
The Justice Department instructs prosecutors that when Congress has given a federal offense its own conspiracy provision with a heightened punishment (as it has for money laundering, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other serious crimes), they may not charge a section 371 conspiracy. Section 371 is for less serious conspiracy cases. Using it for money laundering — which caps the sentence below Congress’s intent for that behavior — subverts federal law and signals to the court that the prosecutor does not regard the offense as major.
The Justice Department instructs prosecutors that when Congress has given a federal offense its own conspiracy provision with a heightened punishment (as it has for money laundering, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other serious crimes), they may not charge a section 371 conspiracy. Section 371 is for less serious conspiracy cases. Using it for money laundering — which caps the sentence below Congress’s intent for that behavior — subverts federal law and signals to the court that the prosecutor does not regard the offense as major.