However, today, it is widely believed that Scrushy got away with the crime. Many analysts believe that it was not possible for Scrushy not to be aware of manipulations that were going on for 7 years. Moreover, Scrushy ought to have noticed that there was something wrong with the figures when at one time the taxes filed were more than the actual earnings that are reported. Moreover, being the CEO of the company, it was his mandate to ensure that everything was running as required. He has the mandate to oversee the general operations of the company and hence should be in a position to detect if there are any notable activities that were going on. Lastly, as the CEO, he needed to be held responsible for the failures of the company. Just like the
