Attorney General, Eric Holder Stated: "Criminal enterprises and terrorist networks continue to misuse our financial system for nefarious purposes. We can and we must do more."

FBI Director Robert Mueller Stated: "Has it gotten that bad-that people believe such deceptions and crimes are just the normal way of doing business?"

Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty Stated: �Today we send a clear message to those who abuse, for their own criminal financial gain, the bankruptcy system�s promise of a fresh start to honest Americans. A bankruptcy filing is often the last step of a series of criminal acts, including mortgage fraud, bank fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and government program fraud. Bankruptcy fraud is often the tip of the criminal iceberg, and that makes these prosecutions so important.�

Director Of The Executive Offices Of The U. S. Trustee Stated: �Bankruptcy fraud must not be tolerated, if our bankruptcy system is to serve its purpose of helping the honest debtor in need of financial relief, Operation Truth or Consequences highlights the commitment of the Department of Justice and our law enforcement partners to vigorously investigate and prosecute bankruptcy fraud wherever it occurs.�

Justice n. 1) fairness. 2) moral rightness. 3) a scheme or system of law in which every person receives his/ her/its due from the system, including all rights, both natural and legal. One problem is that attorneys, judges and legislatures often get caught up more in procedure than in achieving justice for all. Example: the adage "justice delayed is justice denied," applies to the burdensome procedures, lack of sufficient courts, the clogging of the system with meritless cases and the use of the courts to settle matters which could be resolved by negotiation. The imbalance between court privileges obtained by attorneys for the wealthy and for the person of modest means, the use of delay and "blizzards" of unnecessary paper by large law firms, and judges who fail to cut through the underbrush of procedure all erode justice.