• Adalast@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Nope, they are covered most of the time by what is known as the “corporate veil”.

    Better explained than I can do here: https://federal-lawyer.com/when-can-a-ceo-be-held-personally-liable/

    Essentially, unless they are personally doing it, they are protected. Embezzle millions and you go to jail, poison a water supply, kill thousands, give birth defects, cancer, and a myriad of other health issues to a community at large and only the corporation is liable/culpable.