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Former Netflix Executive Convicted of Receiving Bribes and Kickbacks

5 pointsby borisjabesabout 4 years ago

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pquernaabout 4 years ago
&gt; In June 2012, he became an advisor and received options for shares in the company Sumo Logic, Inc. The next month, Kail authorized and signed on behalf of Netflix a vendor agreement between Netflix and Sumo Logic.<p>Few months later:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;11&#x2F;28&#x2F;log-data-management-and-analytics-company-sumo-logic-raises-29m-from-greylock-accel-and-others&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;11&#x2F;28&#x2F;log-data-management-and-an...</a><p>&gt; Less than a year after the company’s public launch, Sumo Logic has closed a number of large-scale enterprise client deals including Netflix<p>No repercussions for Sumo Logic at this point - they IPO&#x27;ed in September 2020 -- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;finance.yahoo.com&#x2F;quote&#x2F;SUMO" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;finance.yahoo.com&#x2F;quote&#x2F;SUMO</a>
Black101about 4 years ago
So bribes are only legal when given to politicians? (AKA lobbying) Got to like this new-speak