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by bleriot 2711 days ago
Par for the course for a company that “illegally diverted over $100 million from a fund used for safety operations, and instead used it for executive compensation and bonuses” according to the state.
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Any chance California is going to claw that money back and execs face criminal charges?
I'll give long odds against.
Even if they would have tried to before, the bankruptcy would make that essentially impossible; any action the State would make would just be another bankruptcy claim, competing against other creditors, mostly wildfire victims, reducing the proportion of any claims that are actually paid out.
Small chance for the former, but essentially no chance for the latter.
back?. The party just gave them a huge bailout bill last session.
This is a neoliberal capitalist country we're talking about. There's no chance of either happening.