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Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by Ansil849 on Friday September 10, 2021 @03:52PM (#28486191)
> any chance this ends up with serious repercussions like prison time

When has any staff member of a FAANG company faced prison time for a similar crime? Not a rhetorical question, I'm genuinely curious though my instinct is to say 'never'.

Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by aemreunal on Friday September 10, 2021 @04:33PM (#28486572)
The only one I can think of was Anthony Levandowski for stealing Waymo's trade secrets but he was pardoned a few months later.
Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by wizzwizz4 on Friday September 10, 2021 @04:43PM (#28486660)
That's not really a similar crime; that's a crime against another corporation.
Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by sli on Friday September 10, 2021 @08:36PM (#28488392)
Even still, the guy got a pardon after 33 federal charges and pleading guilty to one of them. The average person would never get even a hint of a chance at that (or, frankly, such a tiny sentence -- 18 months, 6 served before pardon).
Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by nicoffeine on Friday September 10, 2021 @09:12PM (#28488602)
Rich white dudes have a lot of empathy for other rich white dudes.
Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by inerte on Friday September 10, 2021 @08:50PM (#28488477)
Not similar, but https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-netflix-executiv... I am not really sure if he was arrested yet, or ever.
Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by syshum on Friday September 10, 2021 @06:13PM (#28487496)
Executives only go to jail if

1. They do something to harm the government (i.e Tax evasion)

2. They do something to harm a Rich person

3. They do something to harm another multinational corporation

If they just harm a few citizens... the government literally does not care

Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by BingoAhoy on Friday September 10, 2021 @10:22PM (#28488939)
Laws written by the powerful to serve the powerful. That's American plutocratic Justice for yah. Designed intentionally, just like this Google system of contracted companies.
Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by paxys on Friday September 10, 2021 @05:45PM (#28487244)
The only time this happens is when the employee was harming the company in any way (insider trading, selling IP etc). It's pretty obvious who the law favors in these situations.
Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers by dekhn on Friday September 10, 2021 @06:10PM (#28487476)
I was going to say that Italy convincted David Drummond in absentia but it turns out the sentence was suspended so he wouldn't actually have to go to jail.