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> MIT and DoJ are just supposed to -assume- that he has nothing but perfectly angelic intentions with $1.5 millions dollars of an asset that he secretly obtained?

Yes. That's known as "innocent until proven guilty".



That's what courts do.


Let me rephrase that: They are supposed to -ignore- an action they are aware of that they believe constitutes criminal conduct? Prosecutors, DoJ don't drop cases they think they can bring to trial when, in their perception, illegal activity is taking place just on a hunch. Right?


No, but they're meant to have a good faith belief that they can actually make the case.

http://www.litigationandtrial.com/2011/07/articles/series/sp... examines in some detail why they probably don't.




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