In fact, none of the 49 Russian diplomats and their spouses charged by Bharara a week earlier with scamming Medicaid, a government health care programme for low-income families, out of $1.5 million over a decade, are in custody as they enjoy diplomatic immunity.
Eleven of them still reside in the US with six of them representing Russia in New York.
None of them can be prosecuted unless Russia waives diplomatic immunity, which is pretty unlikely. That would give the US only one choice - ask the alleged fraudsters to leave the country - An exit route that was not available to Khobragade.
