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In reply to the discussion: A CEO who resisted NSA spying is out of prison. And he feels ‘vindicated’ by Snowden leaks... [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)25. Enron and Global Crossing got prosecuted. nt
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A CEO who resisted NSA spying is out of prison. And he feels ‘vindicated’ by Snowden leaks... [View all]
Indi Guy
Oct 2013
OP
While I am impressed by his integrity, I am disapointed no other CEO followed his lead.
marble falls
Oct 2013
#2
Of course it was retaliation - they had to make an example of him to scare the others. nt
bananas
Oct 2013
#3
Because he committed securities fraud. You apparently think 1%ers should get away with
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#7
Other opinions are well-enough informed to impugn your motivation on this issue.
GliderGuider
Oct 2013
#56
People who claim the verdict is bogus have no credibility unless they review the key documentary
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#64
One wonders if that sentiment is applied consistently, and was given to Ken Lay in 2003.
LanternWaste
Oct 2013
#65
Well, I try to assume that every conviction has a non-0 probability of being wrongful.
GliderGuider
Oct 2013
#67
There's no reason to think he was targeted any more than Skilling and Lay were.
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#77
The trial showed he lied his ass off repeatedly to investors while selling his own
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#87
You must've missed the part where the Gov refused Nacchio's defense even mentioning NSA...
Octafish
Oct 2013
#88
His defense was he thought the company would score some government contracts.
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#92
Well, opposing Bush on the NSA in February 2001 doesn't give him a free pass on breaking the law nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#98
I've given you two chances to answer my earlier question, so I'll ask once more...
Indi Guy
Oct 2013
#90
For individuals, they should be held accountable under existing criminal and civil laws.
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#93
Can't be part of the brigade, otherwise. "His narrative matches with the warrantless surveillance
villager
Oct 2013
#13
Nacchio also thought they'd get the same government contracts they'd gotten before. Plus, why *this*
villager
Oct 2013
#19
You mean the stuff the judge wouldn't allow brought to trial, so that actual jurors, and not
villager
Oct 2013
#24
Yes, interesting indeed that of all those crooks, he was the only one who warranted prosecution
villager
Oct 2013
#30
Except for all the others who got prosecuted at the same time like Skilling, Lay,
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#35
The CEO. Paid himself $500 million while running the company into the ground and lying
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#10
Even if your accusations are valid (which I'm not agreeing to), you haven't answered my question...
Indi Guy
Oct 2013
#39
Interesting that, given his verbosity here, geek tragedy still hasn't answered my question.
Indi Guy
Oct 2013
#62
Of course, jurors weren't allowed access to information that judge deemed "classified," so they
villager
Oct 2013
#20
Those contracts were never granted, and he never even tried to prove they were.
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#23
Could be. Or it could be that Nacchio thought he could use the illegal activities of the Bush
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#14
Odd that one of the only presumed crooks to get prosecuted was the one who stood up to the NSA?
villager
Oct 2013
#21
Care to list those who weren't prosecuted? A much much longer list, I assure you.
villager
Oct 2013
#26
Sure, those who were arrogant and reckless enough to leave a paper trail of
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#32
So you, geek tragedy, can confidently dismiss all the other observers quoted in the OP's article
villager
Oct 2013
#38
Do you think Nacchio was the only person indicted in 2005 for insider trading?
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#37
It is somewhat curious that Nacchio seems not to have mentioned the NSA matter
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#34
He didn't see fit to make it an issue until he thought he could use it for his defense
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#43
The key 3 words: "...six months before...". Besides all else that reeks in this story,
silvershadow
Oct 2013
#42