This isn't unique to the start-up world. The banking sector[1] and automakers[2][3] provide some prominent recent examples of similar behavior. [1]: http://www

This isn't unique to the start-up world. The banking sector[1] and automakers[2][3] provide some prominent recent examples of similar behavior. [1]: http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/enf-actions-fc.shtml http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/enf-actions-fc.shtml [2]: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gm-justice-department-reach-settlement-over-faulty-ignition-switches-n428541 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gm-justice-department-re... [3]: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/20/business/toyota-reaches-1-2-billion-settlement-in-criminal-inquiry.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/20/business/toyota-reaches-1-...