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Re:The Chemists’ War by Isamu on Monday November 12, 2018 @12:19PM (#18433938)
>seamlessly became Bayer after the war, with same folks running it

Well, there was the war crimes trial for executives in IG Farben, as well as for other industrialists. Not exactly seemless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG_Farben_Trial

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Re:The Chemists’ War by whatshisface on Monday November 12, 2018 @12:32PM (#18434028)
>Of the 24 defendants arraigned, 13 were found guilty on one or the other counts of the indictment and sentenced to prison terms ranging from one and one half to eight years, including time already served; 10 defendants were acquitted of all charges.

That's only a little stiffer than what happens to a US company when the SEC discovers fraud.

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Re:The Chemists’ War by stickfigure on Monday November 12, 2018 @01:20PM (#18434440)
The SEC has no authority to prosecute criminal complaints and cannot put anyone in jail.
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Re:The Chemists’ War by tomjakubowski on Monday November 12, 2018 @02:18PM (#18434868)
they certainly can and have referred their cases to law enforcement agencies for criminal investigation
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