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Show THE SUEUR TRUST TO BE PROSECUTED II GOVERNMENT Special Attorney Declares There Wlir E No Let Up. But Cases Will Be Prosecuted to a Finish. New York Criminal prosecutions by the federal government will be begun be-gun as a result of the disclosures In the recent suit of the government against the American Sugar Refining company. This announcement was1 made by Henry Stimson. who Is acting act-ing as special attorney for the government. govern-ment. Mr. Stimson's statement followed a conference with United States District Attorney Wise in the latter's office. "Of course, there will be a- criminal prosecution of the guilty persons," Mr. Stimson declared. "There will be no let up, but, on the other hand, the case will be prosecuted to a finish. "The corporation has already been punished criminally by the $134,000 penalties Imposed," he added. "That was a punishment for criminal acts. The other $2,000,000 was restitution of back duties accruing from false weighing. The thing for us to do now is to get at the human beings behind the corporation, either officer or employe, em-ploye, who have been guilty of criminal crimi-nal acts, and punish them. We cannot can-not tell when the prosecution will begin, be-gin, but it will be as soon as we get our testimony ready to present." |