Deferred Prosecution Agreements: How Corporations Avoid Prosecution—and Why It Matters
Deferred Prosecution Agreements—known as DPAs—were meant to help small, first-time offenders get a second chance. Instead, they’ve become the corporate world’s ultimate loophole. From GM’s deadly ignition switches to HSBC’s cartel money laundering and Boeing’s fatal aircraft failures, this investigation explores how billion-dollar companies repeatedly avoid prosecution, pay manageable fines, and move on—while victims are left without justice.