Apple manager held on kickback charges

Based on the amount he received he is probably going to camp Fed for at least 5 years. I'm not sure what the guidelines are but when the Feds have a case its very, very difficult to wiggle out of it.

His defense is simple, he was being paid as a consultant to tell these companies how much the iphone was really worth so they could get paid more fairly. We do the same crap all the time. I don't feel bad for any large corporation, EVER. They're all out to screw you. Ask any real old Apple Computer buyer, a lot of them feel Apple doesn't care about them, and it doesn't. Like any company trying to make money with expensive high end products they shoot for quality, not like they think oh man I hope Mike or Susan likes our new phone.

This guy was just getting his, $1,000,000 is a lot to turn down. But that's also only the money they know about and not any other money he took which might be hidden better, or stocks, or gifts.

There's a lot more to this story, and those two probably aren't the only ones.

Now I agree with a lot of you that it was wrong for him to do this, and I wouldn't have. I have personal integrity, I would have reported this to top executives, because I wouldn't want a company that I work for, as long as they treat me right and aren't an evil company, to do business with companies willing to do this type of thing.

This was sooooo stupid for him to do. Doesn't make any sense whatsoever for him to have done this because the company has such high visibility and information leaks are happening all the time. If you're going to do a crime, at least be smarter about the circumstances under which you try to carry it out.

I'd have done the same. Too bad he got caught.

he did his job wrong.

I'm sure his job compensated him so poorly too. Enjoy prison and your criminal record.

Given the amount of money involved it's not surprising he succumbed to temptation, and I dare say that the holier-than-thou types who rail against him need take a long, hard look at themselves before casting the first stone.

Apple needs to rework it's supply system to rotate managers so that no others are tempted by such huge illegal rewards.

traditionally asian managers would do the honorable thing when offenses against the public or corporate trust were made public.their instrument of choice was usually a special purpose knife. in this case, maybe it should be a 'Droid? "Seppukoid"?

I read a book (sci-fi), a long time ago, where the perpetrator of a crime had the crime tattooed on their forehead.

Then they were released into society. People walked away and rejected them for every thing. No support what so ever.

Stealing from the company who provides your ability to enjoy life is heinous. I hope Apple presses the full extent of the charges and finds other suppliers to fulfil their needs. These two guys are the tip of this iceberg!

I have only one word for them: phuquewads...

Out with everyone who diminishes product quality and company profitability!