I wouldn’t say they’re above the law but they can sure afford to destroy others in court. In the case of political criminals, they can pull in a lot of high powered favors.
Not all rich guys walk as Bernie Madoff shows. Andrew Luster is another rich guy who had the book thrown at him.
>>>I wouldn’t say they’re above the law but they can sure afford to destroy others in court
According to my Uncle, a retired police officer, most cases involving rich people never make it to court. Discreet phone calls are made by the mayor or governor to the police chief, and the case never makes it to the prosecutor’s desk. Police Chiefs owe their careers to politicians, and they have mortgages to pay.
Also you have to consider how often DAs with aspirations decide to go after the rich and famous with a case they’d probably ignore if it wouldn’t get their name in the paper. Like the Kobe Bryant trial, the woman admitted to multiple sex partners in between the alleged rape and going to the cops, all the word was that she was the hotel rental, if the accused was Bob from Accounting no DA takes that case. Oh but the chance to take down the big sports star... Sometimes the rich NEED the justice that they can afford.