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		candiddevmike on Aug 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Another Joke Fine Shows US Authorities Do Not Take... Excess fines pierce the corporate veil starting with the CEO, board of directors, and the rest of the C-suite until satisfied.

lightbendover on Aug 4, 2023 | [–]

Should probably include verbiage about shell companies and the like. It would get messy fast and a lot of... more-innocent... people would take the fall instead of the people actually responsible.

causi on Aug 8, 2023 | | [–]

That already happens.

8note on Aug 4, 2023 | [–]

Shouldn't piercing the corporate veil target the owners?

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