In Extracting $13B Deal From JPMorgan, U.S. Aimed for Bottom Line

``Mr. West's negotiating tactics underscore a broader strategy shift at the Justice Department, where prosecutors are seeking to hit Wall Street where it hurts most: the bottom line. After critics faulted the Justice Department for imposing fines considered little more than a slap on the wrist, Mr. West and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. have signaled to the nation's biggest banks that the billion-dollar mark is now a floor rather than a ceiling. ''