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yortsed snacilbuper

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Mon Mar 27, 2017, 10:33 PM Mar 2017

Rex(Wayne Tracker)Tillerson May Be in Hot Water Over ExxonMobil Emails

The contents of the emails may lead to personal consequences for "Secretary Tracker" himself. If it emerges that he privately acknowledged larger climate risks to the company's business than what was disclosed in SEC filings, he could face criminal penalties under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. He doesn't enjoy immunity from prosecution as a public official because his actions as CEO of Exxon-Mobil were not in relation to his position as secretary of state.

The timing of this revelation is unfortunate. If it had been public knowledge prior to Tillerson's Senate confirmation, he may never have been confirmed in the first place. However, it's not too late to hold him accountable for potentially misleading investors. We could yet witness the spectacle of a sitting U.S. secretary of state in the dock for fraud charges.

So much for "draining the swamp."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rex-tillerson-may-be-in-hot-water-over-exxonmobil-emails/ar-BByU741?li=AA5a8k&ocid=spartanntp

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Rex(Wayne Tracker)Tillerson May Be in Hot Water Over ExxonMobil Emails (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2017 OP
There is always hope... Especially if dodging discovery.. beachbum bob Mar 2017 #1
K&R - the climate change problem has always been energy cash sharedvalues Mar 2017 #2
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2017 #3
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