His name is Joseph Nacchio. If this story is true (and it has been around for many years), he is a hero for standing up for transparent governance, and the privacy of Qwest's customers.
I don't know anything about it, but I think there may still be related litigation going on.
Edit: maybe not. Wikipedia says he was convicted in 2007.
However, I was given an NDA regarding something that sounded related at some point after that, so...
Edit: maybe not. Wikipedia says he was convicted in 2007. However, I was given an NDA regarding something that sounded related at some point after that, so...