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>seamlessly became Bayer after the war, with same folks running it Well, there was the war crimes trial for executives in IG Farben, as well as for other indus
by Isamu 8y ago
>seamlessly became Bayer after the war, with same folks running it
Well, there was the war crimes trial for executives in IG Farben, as well as for other industrialists. Not exactly seemless.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG_Farben_Trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG_Farben_Trial
- whatshisface 8y ago>Of the 24 defendants arraigned, 13 were found guilty on one or the other counts of the indictment and sentenced to prison terms ranging from one and one half to eight years, including time already served; 10 defendants were acquitted of all charges. That's only a little stiffer than what happens to a US company when the SEC discovers fraud.
- stickfigure 8y agoThe SEC has no authority to prosecute criminal complaints and cannot put anyone in jail.
- tomjakubowski 8y agothey certainly can and have referred their cases to law enforcement agencies for criminal investigation