I heard this discussed in NPR as a reasonable fine because “it hit their profits but they still made money that quarter” and “the CEO steppe down”. How is that

I heard this discussed in NPR as a reasonable fine because “it hit their profits but they still made money that quarter” and “the CEO steppe down”. How is that enough when so many people had their life totally screwed? It should decimate their profits and high ups should serve federal time. Id executives don’t fear the government over something so egregious were opening the door to more of the same.