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A former co-worker of mine ran nearly this exact same scheme. As an executive for a cable network, he bilked his company out of 8 million dollars. He invoiced t
by plasticbugs 3y ago
A former co-worker of mine ran nearly this exact same scheme. As an executive for a cable network, he bilked his company out of 8 million dollars. He invoiced the company for video production work that never happened. $25k here, $20k there. He has since served his time of 4+ years in a New York state prison. He lists his role at that cable company on his LinkedIn.
I expect she will do the same and she’ll be back on the market in a few years with her Facebook diversity manager role at the top of her LinkedIn.
- paxys 3y agoGoogle exists, you know.
- plasticbugs 3y agoI was more speaking to the audaciousness of it all. I expect many employers will still do their due diligence and with high profile cases like these it’ll be impossible to hide. So I guess the perpetrator ultimately has to own their actions and maybe including these indiscretions in their LinkedIn is inevitable.
- plasticbugs 3y agoI should add my former co-worker is easily found in Google. He is not a low-profile kind of person. He is best known for owning expensive cars and bankrolling “cannonball run” record attempts.
- tomcam 3y ago> He lists his role at that cable company on his LinkedIn. The kind of detail you wouldn’t put in a movie script because it’s too obviously contrived lol
- IG_Semmelweiss 3y agoThats why you do background checks when hiring staff. After being caught once, the judgement will show in your record for 7 years. Most employers would be adviaed to steer clear of such fraudulent employees
- achow 3y agoAnd forever on internet.
- choppaface 3y agoIn this case, it's not clear if the guilty plea was for embezzlement of all the money or got reduced to some minor misdemeanor that looks like a marijuana conviction on a background check. But still somebody will look past it on check, even Anthony Levandowski got investor money after his convictions.
- plasticbugs 3y agoI believe this as well. My co-worker will have no problem getting another high-profile role in tech. His embezzlement will be seen as go-getter material.