A federal grand jury indicted Bruce Karatz, the former CEO of real estate company KB Home, on Thursday for manipulating stock options to earn more than $230 million in three years. The indictment estimated that the backdating made Karatz’s stock options $1.63 to $4.56 more valuable per share. Karatz has already paid a fine of $20 million to KB Home and the federal government for backdating stock options between 1999 and 2006. If convicted of all twenty counts of fraud and making false statements, Karatz will face 415 years in prison. (LA Times)
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