Comment Re:1.2 Billion (Score 1) 85
Remember folks. When you lie, cheat, and steal for 1.2 billion dollars, we will talk about all the pressures you are under and force you to resign in disgrace. If you rob $100 from the cash register at quickie-mart when the cashier isn't looking, we'll talk about how you're the scourge of society and put you away for 20 years.
And? Adults repeat the same pattern over and over, the same pattern they learned during schooling. At school you're judged based on your scores. With good scores, a youthful indiscretion is worth a mere reprimand. Similarly, during adulthood in the (American) society, you're judged based on the $$ you earn. A CEO is (usually) at the top of the scale, and as long as his bad behavior doesn't exceed the company's boundaries, he is forgiven.
In a way, the CEO acts on behalf of the rest of the company. His actions (in this case) were not to enrich himself. He was acting trying to help the company, globally.
The punishment will come from markets, affecting the whole company.