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1. Immelt, Jeffrey—General Electric

   • Tax dodger

     • https://www.businessinsider.com/citizens-tax-justice-tax-pepco-2011-11

     • From 2010—2019, drastic drastic DRASTIC shift in corporations not paying federal income tax, with that beginning to become the norm. Immelt one of the large starters of this trend. 

       • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2018-taxes-some-of-americas-biggest-companies-paid-little-to-no-federal-income-tax-last-year/

       • https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/03/news/economy/corporate_taxes/index.htm

       • Obama appoints Immelt as the head of corporate tax reform council—the very guy who is the worst offender. Did somebody say drain the swamp?

         • https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/business/economy/25tax.html?pagewanted=all

       • Outsourcing GE jobs to China, to boot.

         • https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904772304576467873321597208
           

2. Jenkins, William N.—SeaFirst

   • ​​https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/17/business/two-resign-at-seafirst-following-loan-losses.html
     

   • ​https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/William-Jenkins-1919-2007-Former-Seafirst-1242862.php​

3. Joseph, Fred—Drexel, Burnham, Lambert

   • ​​https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/business/01joseph.html
     

   • ​​https://fortune.com/2015/10/16/the-last-days-of-drexel-burnham/
     

   • ​​https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/12/73170/index.htm
     

4. ​Kalanick, Travis—Uber

   • ​​https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-life-rise-photos-2017-6
     

   • ​https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/13/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-leave-absence-scandal
     

   • ​​https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-co-founder-travis-kalanick-to-depart-companys-board-11577196747
     

   • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTEDYCkNqns
     

5. Keyes, James—Blockbuster

   • ​​https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-27-la-fi-ct-blockbuster-20100827-story.html
     

   • ​​https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2014/09/05/a-look-back-at-why-blockbuster-really-failed-and-why-it-didnt-have-to/#74726711d64a
     

   • ​https://www.fastcompany.com/1661556/blockbuster-ceo-jim-keyes-bankruptcy-netflix-and-becoming-next-apple
     

   • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvPhL1saFaw
     

6. Killinger, Kerry—Washington Mutual

   • ​​https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/09/14/really-underestimated-political-will-to-do-away-with-main-street-banks-says-former-washington-mutual-ceo-financial-crisis-risks-in-system.html
     

   • ​​https://www.bloomberg.com/politics?pid=20601087&sid=acBgLSSWN0.8&refer=home
     

   • ​​https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/business/18bank.html
     

   • ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdqmniYBa1o (wow)
     

   • https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2013/09/20/former-wamu-ceo-kerry-killinger.html
     

7. Kuhns, William G.—General Public Utilities

   • ​​​​https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/22/business/business-people-retired-chief-to-head-general-public-utilities.html
     

   • ​​https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1979/04/26/utilities-wont-remain-haven-for-investors/762f3a6e-8d96-40b5-81e3-0ce92cf23cdc/
     

   • ​​https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/04/24/chairman-of-nuclear-utility-fears-sharp-rise-in-investment-charges/2cad23b5-3f85-49bf-9e7f-e7287de9689d/
     

   • ​​https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/05/07/General-Public-Utilities-Corp-owner-of-Three-Mile-Island/2863358056000/