The Feds could easily make the value of your public company tank over night, leading to the shareholders demanding you get the Feds off your back. So they can p

The Feds could easily make the value of your public company tank over night, leading to the shareholders demanding you get the Feds off your back. So they can put pressure that way too... even if the CEO is stupid enough to try it anyway. Don't mess with the Feds they act like the mafia when push comes to shove.