The only ones penalized were the pilots suborned into the plea deal, looks like.
I wonder if the pilots lawyer followed up on this:
“Judge Michael Daly Hawkins criticized the I.R.S. for not taking serious action against its lawyers, Kenneth W. McWade, who tried the case, and his supervisor, William A. Sims. The court said the two lawyers ‘’defiled the sanctity of the court and the confidence of all future litigants.’’
The I.R.S. ‘’has done little to punish the misconduct and even less to dissuade future abuse,’’ Judge Hawkins wrote.
He noted that both lawyers received $1,000 bonuses from the I.R.S. for their work in the case. They also received two week suspensions, after which Mr. McWade retired. Mr. Sims continues as an I.R.S. lawyer.
Mr. McWade and Mr. Sims, in testimony, insisted that they had behaved properly at all times.
Mr. Minns says that he wants both men disbarred, but cannot find a record of their law licenses. He said he wrote to the I.R.S., which replied that it was unaware of where they are licensed either, but noting that it only looked in a public directory of lawyers and not in its own files.”