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Not enough lawyers?

Staff shortages hit local federal prosecutors' offices; vacancies affecting cases

Overworked and understaffed.

That sounds like many workplaces, and it includes the offices of local federal prosecutors.

At a time when Wall Street wrongdoing is a major national concern, recent Department of Justice statistics show local federal prosecutions of white-collar crime and securities fraud have dropped off from higher levels earlier in the decade.

One reason for...

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