> Excessive record-keeping makes it hard to perform cover-ups, and can lead to regulators having evidence of your crimes - that's the last thing a big corporation wants.

You are right, I wanted to subtly imply that.

I forgot to mention that both jobs were in fields with stringent or very stringent legislation.

So... I guess I'm going to assume/hope that was preventive ¯\_(ツ)_/¯