In my experience, most federal prosecutors, at every level, are seeking to make a name for themselves, and the best way to do that is by prosecuting some high-level person. While companies that are indicted almost always settle, individual defendants whose careers are at stake will often go to trial.
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TRUETT CATHY I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brou... S. TRUETT CATHY I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local communit... S. TRUETT CATHY I had to create some good work habits and attitude. S. TRUETT CATHY Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here. S. TRUETT CATHY If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business. S. TRUETT CATHY I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize yo... S. TRUETT CATHY I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can... S. TRUETT CATHY It's a silent witness to the Lord when people go into shopping malls, and everyone is bustling, ... S. TRUETT CATHY I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and prioriti... S. TRUETT CATHY The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and ... S. TRUETT CATHY Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning. S. TRUETT CATHY I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. S. TRUETT CATHY You don't have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, but we ask you to base your business on... S. TRUETT CATHY Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done. S. TRUETT CATHY Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things... S. TRUETT CATHY In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it. S. TRUETT CATHY We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, ... S. TRUETT CATHY Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our ti... S. TRUETT CATHY Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product. S. TRUETT CATHY I am one of maybe three people in the world who knows anything about Robert W. Chambers. S. T. JOSHI You might say I was a passive atheist through my teenage years. S. T. JOSHI My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age. S. T. JOSHI I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and ... S. ROBSON WALTON I was small but slow as a college tackle. S. ROBSON WALTON I worked in Dad's stores, moving boxes - I remember quite well one stockroom that was upstairs -... S. ROBSON WALTON I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep ... S. ROBSON WALTON