In Ireland, an official at the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the country’s corporate watchdog, acknowledged that no one prosecuted for white-collar crime by the ODCE has been jailed in the 10-year history of the office, the Irish Independent reports.
Sending criminals to jail “does not happen in company law,” the official admitted, noting the “incredibly high” proof thresholds for white-collar crime.
Independent.ie: Not one white-collar criminal ever jailed, admits watchdog