Jeffrey Corzine, 31 year old son of former Senator and Governor Jon Corzine, RIP

I am no fan of the father, but I am sorry about the son.  RIP.  

Prosecutorial Discretion: One of these three is not like the other...

Menendez

Corzine

D'Souza

Are politics behind the Obama Administration selective enforcement of laws?
Funny how certain people never get prosecuted. Why is that?

Bob Menendez is accused of getting support and access to under aged Dominican prostitutes and then pushing legislation for that same donor.

Dinesh D'Souza is accused of funneling $20,000 to a college friend to help her underfunded campaign (which she lost badly).  Of the three, D'Souza's alleged crimes are by far the least serious (and truly victim-less), yet the Obama Administration is going after him for felonies and jail time.

Jon Corzine lost hundreds of millions for investors and then likely perjured himself in testifying about the causes of that loss.  Corzine was also an Obama campaign bundler in the 2012 election.

Eric Holder

So why are Barack Obama and Eric Holder favoring Menendez and Corzine, but going hammer and tongs against D'Souza?

Update:
Alan Dershowitz: Obama is selectively prosecuting D'Souza

Richard Fernandez notes a disturbing trend...

Jon Corzine, loses billions of
dollars of investor funds

Bob Menendez with
a young "supporter"

Chuck Hagel Doesn't like
Republicans, Jews or Gays

As Richard Fernandez notes:  There are no consequences for political failure or even consequences for crimes and corruption.  Democrats (or Republicans who support Democrats) are, with a few exceptions, not held accountable.

Robert Menendez is a shameful example.  But also Jon Corzine.  And as the Belmont Club notes, Hillary Clinton's performance in connection with Benghazi and Chuck Hagel's past comments and his pathetic performance in front of the Senate.  But we see similar things all the time such as George Bush getting the blame for the down turn and economic recession, but no accountability at all for Democrats like Barney Frank involved and mostly responsible in the matter.  Similarly, Bush getting blamed for Hurricane Katrinia when the failures really were due to Democrats Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco (and Obama getting nothing but praise for a similar performance in dealing with Hurricane Sandy).  It goes on and on.

How do they have the ability to do this?  Part of it is shameless partisanship.  Democrat politicians will protect their own (like Harry Reid saying Menendez did nothing wrong...).  And it especially helps to have a media that bends over backwards to protect Democrats and fellow liberals.

I can understand Democrats defending Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton over Benghazi (even if what they did was terribly wrong and a cover up of their incompetence).  But the media should at least evenly call them on it (as they would for any Republican in such a position).  But the kid glove treatment for Corzine, Menendez, and Hagel by Democrats and the liberal media is just especially shameful and disgraceful.  It is unhealthy for Democrats and the country to protect and promote this (by not acting to curtail it themselves).

Update:
TOM notes:  Time to wake up about the Fox Trap.  It is not enough.
Fernandez/Belmont Club: Why Bob Menendez might survive this...
Is Bob Menendez doomed?  

Democrat Jon Corzine is a criminal and should absolutely be prosecuted...

Even if Eric Holder and Barack Obama will not do it (Corzine is still a top campaign bundler for Barack Obama), I hope this report from Gateway Pundit happens:

This should be a major issue for this campaign.  What a conflict of interest.  Holder should be going to jail too.  Allen West advises us to talk about Democrat Party extremism.  He is spot on correct!  

Eric Holder sued by U.S. House of Representatives for Civil Contempt: If an attorney general is sued and no network reports it, did it really happen?

Holder flaunts the law and the press remains silent out of loyalty to Barack Obama

This is nothing new.   Bush's attorney general was hounded by the press.  Eric Holder gets a pass.  Former Democrat Senator Jon Corzine loses over a billion dollars of investor funds and is still free and not facing any charges.  Even the left questions that.  Eric Holder green lights Fast & Furious, which results in the death of a U.S. Border Agent and hundreds of Mexican nationals, and faces no consequences (at least not yet).  

Conflict of Interest: Attorney General Eric Holder and Jon Corzine!

Jon Corzine
Lost more than a billion dollars
and protected by fellow Democrats

Attorney General Eric Holder
Mexican gun runner, protects Black Panthers
from voter intimidation charges, and partisan hack

What do these two kids have in common (other than being Democrats), well Eric Holder's law firm represented Jon Corzine's company  MF Global.

No wonder there has been no real investigation or action on Jon Corzine losing over a billion dollars of investors' money.  Despite the fact Jon Corzine was shown to have directed his employees to transfer money out of client accounts and Corzine lied about it to Congress.

These two are almost like a Separated at Birth.

Update:
Justice Department nepotism...
Eric Holder is Jon Corzine's Get Out of Jail Free Card

Frontline takes on Jon Corzine: How Corzine steered regulators, twisted the rules, and made a fatal six billion dollar bet...

Now Corzine is just bundling cash for Barack Obama's re-election effort

Frontline:  Jon Corzine's Six Billion Dollar Bet

Zero Hedge explains:

While the sur-realities of just what Corzine and the rest of the MF Global 'traders' did has been extensively discussed here and elsewhere, PBS' Frontline provides the most succinct (and relatively in-depth) documentary on just what occurred from how the corrupt CEO lobbied regulators who had the power to stop his risky bets to the endgame realization of the missing customer money. A narrative, not just of "a bet that went bad," but "a Wall Street morality tale." Must watch! 

The story of Jon Corzine, the former head of Goldman Sachs and political power broker, who took over MF Global in the spring of 2010 with oversize ambition and a passion for risk. But after a massive bet on European debt turned sour, the firm lay in ruins, with more than a billion dollars of customer funds missing.

Why isn't Eric Holder prosecuting Jon Corzine for this?  Good question.  

Barack Obama and Jon Corzine: Best Friends Forever!

Jon Corzine still bundling bucks for Barack Obama's re-election effort!
Is there a pardon deal in the works?  

Eric Holder still not acting on Democrat Jon Corzine "losing" over a billion dollars of investor funds.  I thought reform of Wall Street was Barack Obama's priority?  Jon Corzine lobbied for less regulation.  

More Democratic Party hypocrisy: Bain Capital raping companies? How soon we forget when Democrats get involved in Wall Street matters. Mr. Holder, what is happening with Jon Corzine?

The Democrats should not be accusing anyone of rape...

Democrat Senator and Obama Fund Raiser
 Bundler Jon Corzine  "lost" over a billion 
dollars of investors' funds
Now that is rape!

And Corzine got paid millions
 in bonuses for doing it!

Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder has been
too distracted to investigate and
charge Jon Corzine

Democrat Cory Booker defends Bain Capital and criticizes Obama Administration for attacking Bain.  
The Blogmocracy on Bain and these accusations...
Obama Bundler gets a billion in solar loans...
Professor Bainbridge:  Finally a Democrat who understands capitalism...
Barack Obama and Jon Corzine:  Best Friends Forever!  

Urban Myths: Monsters in U.S. Cities

A Sarasota Skunk Ape...

Let's not forget the Jersey Devil.  Which is said to have made Democrat Jon Corzine lose over a billion dollars and fund Barack Obama's campaign! 
And what about this creepy creature!

James Carville speaks of hypocrisy and beclowns himself and President Barack Obama. Please do not speak of Wall Street excesses when Democrat Jon Corzine is not even charged with a crime.

James Carville speaks!  

In Romney's speech bashing President Obama last night, he said, "It's still about the economy, and we're not stupid."
Yeah, it still is about the economy, stupid. It's about how hucksters like Mitt crashed it, the middle class paid the price, and the top 1% got more tax cuts.
Let's call out these Republicans on their downright hypocrisy...

Democrat Jon Corzine,
Liar and Thief...and still an Obama campaign bundler!

Guess what Carville, that Occupy Wall Street argument is not going to work. Talking about hypocrisy, which political party does Jon Corzine belong to? Democrat Corzine lost $1.7 billion dollars of client funds and was found to have authorized transfers of hundreds of millions of dollars of funds that should have remained segregated to cover MF Global obligations. When even lefties at FireDogLake are saying Corzine has to go to jail (note how they leave off that he is a Democrat), why are Eric Holder and Barack Obama not pursuing this investigation of Corzine?

This is a lot worse than eating a dog: Jon Corzine is still fund raising for Barack Obama!

Democrats look out for their own...the party of hypocrisy
Barack Obama's taste in politicians is as bad as his dinner choices...


Instapundit UPDATE: A reader emails: “About that missing MF Global money, has anyone thought to check Corzine’s ‘bundle’?” 

Roger Kimball has more:  Why is Jon Corzine still at liberty?

Well this explains why Democrat Corzine was not prosecuted by the Obama Administration! 

Jon Corzine lost 1.2 1.6 billion in investor funds and cannot account for it.  

Wall Street theives get a pass when they are former Democratic Senators!   

Scandals side track Obama campaign...

Prior EBL posts:

• Obama Administration does not prosecute Corzine for "losing" 1.2 billion dollars in investor funds...
• Corzine transfered 200 million dollars just before Global MF Collapsed (then lied about it under oath) 
• Federal Investigations that never happened...

Update:  Jonah Goldberg on Corzine being Obama's Tainted Bundler

The Obama Administration looks out for its own: Jon Corzine "loses" more than a billion dollars of investor funds, is caught in a lie to Congress, and faces no charges; woman studying whales (not harming them) faces prison...

A new addition to the hall of fame of New Jersey gangsters
Democrat Jon Corzine

Former New Jersey U.S. Senator Jon Corzine (Democrat) is not prosecuted for "losing" 1.2 billion dollars of investor funds and then lying under oath about transfers.  While a researcher who allegedly lied under oath about whistling at a whale faces potential prison time.   It must have been a really sexist war on women whale whistle to warrant this effort by the government.

Team Obama looks out for its own.  Protein Wisdom has more: 

A government big enough to imprison you for whistling at a whale — or rather, for supposedly lying to DOJ prosecutors about an alleged whale whistle infraction — is a government that has grown at once too big and too insular.  A “living” rule of law is not a rule of law at all:  instead, it is tyranny dressed up in the trappings of impartial justice rigged to aid the connected and punish the “masses” under the capricious heel of an out of control Leviathan.

And the sad part is, there’s such “comity” on the GOP side of the governing aisle — a kind of deference to others within the ruling class, regardless of political party — that Republicans not only won’t make use of Corzine’s thievery, they likely won’t even mention it for fear of having Obama tether it to Wall Street Romney.

Jeff Goldstein is absolutely right about out of control government and complicity by the Republicans in not taking a stand against it.  Obama says he will use force to redistribute wealth.  Romney should raise this issue and take it head on.  Well Mitt won't, but who knows maybe Ann will.  And Mark Levin is right:  I would be pleased if Mitt Romney could just say this...

Obama and Chavez are simpatico...

These are stories EBL has covered previously:
Federal Authorities Over React Again... (the whale whistle)
Corzine transfers $200 million to cover an over draft and then lies about it...
Federal investigations that never happened... (Corzine's antics and Wyclef Jean's sham Haiti fund)

Jon Corzine transferred $200 million in client funds to cover an overdraft just before MF Global collapsed...

Why is Democrat Jon Corzine not
charged with any crimes yet? 
Tony Soprano is a piker compared to Jon Corzine!
Memo contradicts his sworn testimony...

And so we can now add perjury to felony embezzlement. Which means we now have to wait to find just which MF'er (and JPM'er) will be given a promise of untold millions if they only get Fab Tourred for a few years, and spend 5-7 in minimum security state prison instead of brave Jonny.

Breitbart on Corzine

Prior EBLPost:
Federal investigations that never happened

Federal investigations that never happened: Say it ain't so Wyclef, say it ain't so...

Wyclef Jean stole, lost or squandered money from his Haitian earthquake charity?  Although he is sorta Haitian, so does that make it okay?   Scientologist Wyclef Jean is a friend of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.  Hmmm, I wonder if he would have been investigated if he were a conservative?

But are there other Democrats getting special treatment?

I don't know where the money went...

Former New Jersey Democrat Senator Jon Corzine.  Wyclef is a piker compared to the money Jon Corzine "lost."  There were congressional hearings on this, Jon Corzine was in charge, but why aren't the feds going after him personally?  Have they even frozen his assets?  Obviously different rules apply to Democrats.
Update:
Bonuses for Corzine's crew!
The latest twist is that he had ample warnings and charged ahead anyway. MF Global’s risk officer, Michael Roseman, told Corzine repeatedly that the firm was heading for an iceberg. Instead of listening, MF Global got rid of him. Full speed ahead.