Originally Posted by e6bpilot

He was a project pilot making 115 TFP at his current payrate and longevity. He could not hold a captain seat and was not qualified to be a NOC chief. He did not fly the line. His Boeing and FAA connections undoubtedly helped him get hired, why wouldn't they?
He wisely took the VSP, I am sure under the advice of management and legal.
I don't know the guy, but you can bet the feds and Boeing were looking for a convenient scapegoat. Looks like they found one. It's perfect. There's damning texts, he isn't rich or powerful, and he wasn't high up enough at Boeing to imply some sort of fault may lie with upper management.