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Originally Posted by schu_81
I never understand why poker players think that people that endorse a company should give back there paychecks, If Nike stole a bunch of money NO ONE would ask MJ to pay back what he was paid. I don't understand why we expect Phil to do it.
In some cases if you profit from fraudulent activities at the expense of other's losses you can be required by law to payback all of your ill-gained profits in an effort to make whole those that lost - whether you were in on it or not. And I'm talking about people without any day-to-day involvement with the fraudulent entity.
Seems entirely reasonable to at least consider someone who worked, and profited heavily (millions of dollars), for a company that stole millions may be liable for some clawback. Obviously because of the jurisdiction courts won't be involved, but holding him accountable as a community isn't as close to outlandish as you think it is.