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Although government agencies will most likely not admit it as fact, it is somewhat true (from my understanding through online web research and such). When an ambassador/diplomat uses their diplomatic immunity even though they have committed a crime, they often get away with it. Say a diplomat is in America from another nation, they commit a crime and the U.S. would like them punished by law they would have to have approval from the diplomat's home nation in order to go through with the process of getting the criminal diplomat tried and punished, however, it's very uncommon the nation will waive their diplomat's immunity so they usually get away with it, yes. There was a low level diplomat who killed two men and instead of the death penalty he is in jail for 25 years so even then, he sort of got away with it.

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