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It means he was bribed (the new job) to help with a transaction (sell .org), but to not raise suspicion the bribe delivery was scheduled for a later date.
by Strom 6y ago
It means he was bribed (the new job) to help with a transaction (sell .org), but to not raise suspicion the bribe delivery was scheduled for a later date.
- throwaway2474 6y agoOk but he wasn’t able to sell .org, so why did he still get the job?
- AsyncAwait 6y agoBecause I bet this isn't shelved for long, just long enough for the public to forget.
- bbarnett 6y agoNot to mention, unexpected hurdles (the pesky public) got in the way. He did his part, and should be compensated... at least, that could be the logic.
- slim 6y agobecause being part of the conspiracy he's become a liability ?
- scandox 6y agoThey used to say about a well known Irish politician that he always took the bribe but never did what he was bribed to do. But people kept bribing him anyway.
- terryy 6y agoNassim Taleb talks about this revolving door between government and business. After a powerful regulator leaves government, they can often get high paying jobs in the industry they just regulated as a reward for good behavior and to interpret the complicated regulations.