• Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Maybe he’s pulling a Lou Pai lol, would very much doubt it’s as simple as a honey trap tbh. (AI summary about Pai, the once CEO of ENRON):

    • Pai had an extramarital affair with Melanie Fewell, a dancer at a Houston strip club whom he regularly visited, resulting in a pregnancy. His wife of over 20 years, Lanna Lee, filed for divorce.

    • The $250M+ Stock Cash-Out: To satisfy the massive financial settlement of the divorce, Pai liquidated roughly $250 million to $270 million worth of his Enron stock and options in 2001—just months before the company’s fraudulent accounting collapsed and it filed for bankruptcy.

    • Avoiding Criminal Charges: Because his stock sales were tied to a court-mandated divorce settlement, he managed to dodge the severe criminal prosecution and prison time faced by other Enron executives like Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. He later settled with the SEC in 2008 for $31.5 million without admitting guilt.

    • Aftermath: He married Melanie Fewell, briefly became Colorado’s second-largest landowner after buying a massive ranch, and later moved into private equity and renewable energy ventures.