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Corporate Greed - The Cost of Getting Caught: Billion-Dollar Fines and the Corporations That Earned Them

22 min · 14. apr. 2026
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Nick Ledger examines whether billion-dollar corporate fines deter misconduct or function as business expenses. The episode covers TD Bank's $3 billion money-laundering settlement, Boeing's 737 MAX penalties, Johnson & Johnson's talc litigation, and defense contractor violations—questioning if financial penalties change corporate behavior when profits exceed punishment costs. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Corporate Greed - The Cost of Getting Caught: Billion-Dollar Fines and the Corporations That Earned Them

Nick Ledger examines whether billion-dollar corporate fines deter misconduct or function as business expenses. The episode covers TD Bank's $3 billion money-laundering settlement, Boeing's 737 MAX penalties, Johnson & Johnson's talc litigation, and defense contractor violations—questioning if financial penalties change corporate behavior when profits exceed punishment costs. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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