new york trump administration persistent prosecute white collar crimes despite give high profile tackle violent crime senior justice department official say thursday since take office u.s. attorney general jeff sessions repeatedly say federal law enforcement agencies would focus aggressively target violent criminals especially drug-trafficking gang focus lead legal observers believe government long interest prosecute white collar crime trevor mcfadden deputy assistant attorney general justice department tell conference anti-corruption lawyers new york thursday intend dispel myth mcfadden say say make perfect sense devote resources fight violent crime give increase murder rat areas country justice department would neglect prosecute corporate criminals also say enforcement laws u.s. company bribe overseas officials alive ever although add federal prosecutors try break record large fin long prison sentence aim motivate company individuals voluntarily comply law violent crime rise around percent unite state last year remain near low level decades accord data federal bureau investigation trump administration ignore white collar crime justice official