Dope Dynasty: The Sackler Family
In 1996, Richard Sackler promised a blizzard of prescriptions. The FDA stamped the label, the sales force sold the lie, and when people started dying, Richard Sackler blamed them. One consultant went to prison. Nobody else did.
Do the Wrong Thing.
The verdict of history is that they were villains. The verdict of their own lifetimes, delivered by everyone in a position to do anything about it, was that they were survivors, and in more than one case they were considered great men, heroes even.
The Men Who Sell Veterans Their Own Benefits
There used to be criminal penalties for charging a veteran unauthorized fees for claims help. Congress removed them in 2006 to lower the barriers to veterans getting help. The law still says you cannot do this. It just stopped saying what happens to you when you do. So they do.
From Golf Caddy To Billionaire in 5 Simple Steps: The Jared Kushner Masterclass
US intelligence grew so alarmed by Kushner's communications with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that his top-secret clearance was rejected over fears of foreign influence. Trump overruled his own intelligence officials and granted him access anyway.
Karma's Most Wanted #10: Pam Bondi
By Matt Stone
A transaction engine in a prosecutor's suit. Twenty-five years of justice for sale.
Pam
Karma's Most Wanted #9: Tricia Cotham
Tricia Cotham was the real thing. That was the whole point of her. That was the entire product she was
Karma's Most Wanted #8: Leon Black (Can Someone Please Arrest This MF?)
There is a version of this story where you call it a failure, a system that broke down, let someone slip through, malfunctioned in ways that can be corrected. That version is a lie.
