Reminds me of stories about Germany's State Justice Office for Nazi War Criminals recently starting going after 100-year-old, bottom-tier "criminals". Who the Justice Office has known everything about for 6+ decades. But never believed to be worth bothering. Until now - when their choices are "prosecute some junior assistant file clerk who was a teenager at the time" and "finally close down your Justice Office and lose your jobs". Naturally, they pick the former.