Balances paid by check.
If some average guy commits perjury and obstruction to protect his brother who stole a car, the guy would get 30 years and a hefty fine.
If a FOG commits perjury and obstruction to protect his own ass in an investigation into a Federal crime, he gets time served and a hearty handshake from the outgoing President. Oh, but he will probably lose part of his pension. Tsk, tsk.
If justice is to serve us, it has to serve us equally.