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and-con Donating Member (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-10 12:19 AM
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Why is Scott not in jail?
I pose a very simple question, I don't know many of the specifics of the cases, but if someone founds a corporation that then rips the government off for millions, or perhaps billions(as I said, I don't know many of the specifics) why are they not being held responsible? Obviously a huge fine was levied against the corporation, but did anybody see jail time from that little accounting trick, or was only the corporation itself held responsible(by fines). Of course I will try to find out for myself, but I figure someone here might have an idea, and while I do agree that it is simply because he is rich, I am hoping for a bit more meaningful discussion. Thanks
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-10 12:48 AM
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1. Corporate plea agreements.
Three words.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-10 03:20 PM
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2. He's rich.




Now if some low level drone who worked for him took a computer home without authorization or misused a company
credit card for a hundred bucks or so they would be in the lockup before you could say 'oligarchy'.



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