By Jerri Stroud
> ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
> The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against the founders
> of NorVergence Inc., a company that defrauded hundreds of businesses,
> including dozens in the St. Louis area, in a telecommunications scheme
> that collapsed in 2004. Nonprofit groups, churches and towns also were > victimized.
> In a ruling on Monday, the FTC barred NorVergence founders Thomas N.
> Salzano and Peter J. Salzano from engaging in the fraud again and
> levied fines of $50 million against each of them. The Salzanos are > brothers.
Isn't fraud a criminal offense? Shouldn't be prison be considered for them? I don't understand.