By Hans Bader
| June 3, 2021
Left-wing "reform" prosecutors want more criminal prosecutions of businesses for red-tape violations and so-called “wage theft,” and fewer felony prosecutions of criminals for stealing from businesses and homeowners (such as shoplifting, which some leftist prosecutors have essentially stopped prosecuting, resulting in an explosion of shoplifting).
Prosecuting "wage theft" was one of the campaign planks of Arlington, Va. Commonwealth's Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, a progressive Democrat who unseated a moderate Democrat incumbent in the 2019 primary election. In her campaign, she said she wanted to prioritize prosecuting "wage theft," even while complaining that Arlington prosecuted felonies at a much higher rate than neighboring jurisdictions like Alexandria. She also called for more use of "restorative justice" as a response to crimes committed by people with social or economic disadvantages.
But what does "wage theft" mean?...........To Read More....
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