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A former Enron employee by the name of Michael Kopper (pictured) has been sentenced to three-years in jail for his role in the stock-inflation scandal. His domestic partner and accomplice, William Dodson however, gets to keep about $9 million in loot.
So, why does Kopper's love get to keep the dough while other partners of disgraced execs are forced to move to the poor house? Because Texas, where the trial took place, doesn't recognize same-sex marriage. If the two were legally married, he would have to forfeit the stolen cash. Writing for The New York Blade (yet another HX Media publication), Lou Chibbaro Jr reports:
Alphonso David, a staff attorney for the gay legal advocacy group Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, said that if Kopper and Dodson were married, the Enron funds that now belong to Dodson would be considered jointly owned by the two men under the marriage laws of most states.“It’s ironic that some of the same people who are opposed to legal recognition of marriage between same-sex couples are upset that this couple gets to keep about $9 million in stolen funds,” David said.
We're not sure how we feel about this one. Sure, it's kind of funny home boy gets to roll in style, but it seems more than a little wrong that a gay couple get so-called economic justice at the expense of hundreds of bankrupt employees.
Also, considering that Dodson knew what was happening, shouldn't he too go to prison?
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You just know that Dodson's going to leave while Kopper's locked-up. Easier too, to disappear, when you're rich and unmarried.
So, would this be the right time to use the word 'ironic'?