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Re:New York State Attorney General Investigating WeWork by kbumsik on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:06PM (#21580779)
> but is it fraud?

I'm Korean and the law system is very different from America, but I think he will be likely accused of embezzlement rather than fraud if he were Korean

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Re:New York State Attorney General Investigating WeWork by voldacar on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:11PM (#21580797)
Even if the board and shareholders bought his grift for years and were ok with his self-dealing at the time?
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Re:New York State Attorney General Investigating WeWork by baddox on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:20PM (#21580841)
If board members were complicit then I'm convinced we have plenty of room in prison for them as well.
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Re:New York State Attorney General Investigating WeWork by smabie on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:17AM (#21582334)
But then who are they stealing from?
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Re:New York State Attorney General Investigating WeWork by alwayseasy on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @10:16AM (#21584593)
Technically once you invest it's not your money anymore and using it improperly can put you in legal jeopardy.
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Re:New York State Attorney General Investigating WeWork by kbumsik on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:21AM (#21582599)
Could be the company's money. It doesn't need to be specifically which investor's money.
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