For these critics, the Credit Suisse announcement will come as a welcome change from the "too big to jail" policies that may have shielded financial institutions from criminal prosecution. Attorney General Eric Holder tried to dismiss the idea that banks had enjoyed any degree of impunity in announcing the plea deal with Credit Suisse. "We will never hesitate to criminally sanction any company or individual that breaks the law," he declared. "A company's profitability or market share can never and will never be used as a shield from prosecution or penalty.