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Old 03-11-2024 | 05:50 PM
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Link to the story on "Corporate Crime Reporter":

https://www.corporatecrimereporter.c...n-depositions/
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Old 03-11-2024 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 170Till5
“self inflicted” gunshot wound… if people are looking at jail time or losing millions, then a hit for $10K is an easier choice. Not saying it’s the CEO of Boeing, could be a congressman or big investor with a lot at risk
This guy quit 7 years ago. He already went public. He already testified in this deposition. He already testified in front on congress. What exactly did he still have that wasn't revealed in books, documetaries, congressional investigations or sworn testimony that needed to stay hidden? Do you have any nonfiction examples of that ever happening in the US? Better yet can you name any examples where corporate scandals resulted in any jail time that wasn't related to fraud? Why would a congressman be so worried? Why would a big investor be so leveraged and desperate on a stock thats -50% the past 5 years and down 5% in the past year? Even if they bought it at the last peak to now they're taking a 30% hit that will certainly rebound a good amount in 6 months or so when the news cycle has long forgotten about this.


This is just weak. Can we at least make it more exciting by claiming this was a hit by airbus in order to frame boeing and take them down for good?
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Old 03-11-2024 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueScholar
This guy quit 7 years ago. He already went public. He already testified in this deposition. He already testified in front on congress. What exactly did he still have that wasn't revealed in books, documetaries, congressional investigations or sworn testimony that needed to stay hidden? Do you have any nonfiction examples of that ever happening in the US? Better yet can you name any examples where corporate scandals resulted in any jail time that wasn't related to fraud? Why would a congressman be so worried? Why would a big investor be so leveraged and desperate on a stock thats -50% the past 5 years and down 5% in the past year? Even if they bought it at the last peak to now they're taking a 30% hit that will certainly rebound a good amount in 6 months or so when the news cycle has long forgotten about this.


This is just weak. Can we at least make it more exciting by claiming this was a hit by airbus in order to frame boeing and take them down for good?
I bet you believe that Epstein killed himself
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Old 03-11-2024 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueScholar
So the conspiracy theory is a CEO who is paid tens of millions of dollars a year is going to order a murder of a high profile whistleblower and risk life in prison or the death penalty, instead of being fired and handed a ~$60 million severance package? Am I getting that right?
There was a good movie called “The Firm” and it kind-of shows how people or corporations with a lot of money can make things go away. If you look at Jeffrey Epstein and how he got away with what he did is an example. Some of these huge law firms have ex CIA people that can make a lot of things look like accidents.
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Old 03-11-2024 | 06:57 PM
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Contrived bs. Nothing burger washed down with O’doul’s. Go figure out what’s wrong with Kate.
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Old 03-11-2024 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by madmax757
There was a good movie called “The Firm” and it kind-of shows how people or corporations with a lot of money can make things go away. If you look at Jeffrey Epstein and how he got away with what he did is an example. Some of these huge law firms have ex CIA people that can make a lot of things look like accidents.
same with John McAfee…
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Old 03-11-2024 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 170Till5
same with John McAfee…
Yes - that was in another country. But yes that is true. Really good documentary on that guy. I think Epstein had the “firm” pay off guards so he could off himself and not live in prison rest of his life.
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Old 03-11-2024 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by madmax757
Yes - that was in another country. But yes that is true. Really good documentary on that guy. I think Epstein had the “firm” pay off guards so he could off himself and not live in prison rest of his life.
Epstein had so much power, no one in Palm Beach County wanted to prosecute him. Be didn’t kill humans. Either his buddies tied up loose ends or he’s living abroad somewhere. A guy that was a 1:1 of Epstein was caught on camera in Morocco(?) a few months back.

I don’t know when we started living in movies, but at this point, anything is possible
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Old 03-11-2024 | 10:01 PM
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Couple of facts:
  • North Carolina is gun country
  • Boeing went there for a non-unionized labor force
  • Couple of thousand people there angry at him for jeopardizing their “way of life”….hunnin’ and fishin’ and Boein’
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Old 03-12-2024 | 05:25 AM
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It isn't necessary to believe any conspiracy theories to believe that others WILL believe conspiracy theories. It is difficult to see how things could get much worse right now for Boeing Commercial Aviation sales or for those airlines dependent on the MAX, particularly the MAX 7 or MAX 10.
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