JUSTICE STAFFERS WON'T BE PROSECUTED FOR ILLEGAL HIRINGS

Mukasey: "Not Every Wrong, Or Even Every Violation Of The Law, Is A Crime"

NEW YORK — Former Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday.
Mukasey used his sharpest words yet to criticize the senior leaders who took part in or failed to stop illegal hiring practices during the tenure of his predecessor, Alberto Gonzales.