Once upon a time, in a corporate world far, far away, there was a fable of astronomical executive paychecks, lavish corporate jets, extravagant exotic retreats, and expired stock options. But, from the belly of this plush Eden, a scandal set afoot. A tale of corporate misdeeds brought an ugly spotlight onto the seemingly untouchable, high-flying executives.
Enter our stage of scandal, a murmur-assortment of companies whose velvet curtains were abruptly drawn back, revealing sordid dramas of corporate misconduct. These improper exploits ended up costing these companies a fortune, in both reputation and hard currencies. But the irony of our story is about these companies' gallant attempts at retracing and recouping those lavish compensations doled out to ethically-dubious executives.
