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		daniel-cussen on Jan 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DOJ fines Boeing over $2.5B, charges it with fraud... Bernie Madoff was no peasant. He started the NASDAQ, and apart from not meeting your requirement of being a massive company CEO, ticked off all the boxes. He got 150 years in prison.

opwieurposiu on Jan 8, 2021 [–]

Bernie's mistake was stealing from other rich people. Much safer to steal from the taxpayer.

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