Free Dennis Kozlowski? Sure, why not?

I worked at Tycom when this happened and you don't want to know how many people lost their jobs and retirement funds and I doubt he's in the financial shape that some of my former fellow employee's

Happy to be out of corporate Amercica different rules for the suits and the grunts.

LR Chas. SC.

I own stock in Tyco since the 1970s and due to the corrupt way that Kozlowski and his partner raped the company, my holdings took a considerable loose. If I were rich it wouldn’t matter, but I’m a working slug. Kozlowski got some of what he deserved, I think he should serve his full sentence, and someone should find out where he has his hidden stash of funds and confiscate it so he has to work for a living like the rest of us after he serves his 20 something years.

Anthony, how is it possible that you can say "I owned stock in Tyco since the 1970...and my holdings took considerable loose." That is impossible. That company back then was probably about a 10 million dollar company and Kozlowski, during his tenure, grew it to $40 billion, not to mention the frequent stock splits. Your math doesn’t figure. Also, Dennis needs to be released from jail. How can a CEO who created unprecedented wealth for employees, shareholders, and investors be put in jail over what amounts to a pay dispute. Clearly justice will be rendered as his appeal progresses and he will be freed.

Louis, there was significant net employee gain and growth over the history of Tyco. In seeing Tyco's business model of growth by acquisition, it is not uncommon for non-performing units to be eliminated or to reduce redundant employee functions while the merged units pair down to achieve cost efficiencies. I make no representation about your particular circumstance, but I understand that your situation, as negative as it is, happens at many of the many of the largest organizations, as a response to the competitive environment. The larger issue here relative to competition is US jobs going overseas and a displaced workforce not having alternative options and consequently experiencing an industry restructuring.

While Dennis Kozlowski is certainly culpable, he is still being made a scapegoat. He could not have gotten away with this if other people at Tyco had been checking, and living up to a moral code as well. To put all of the blame one one person, and let several others go untainted is not justice.

That Mr. Kozlowski was found guilty is more a testament of the times than the crimes (or lack thereof). If you look at where the company was when he took the helm and where it is today... the man should have been paid MORE!

Dennis was convicted of grand larceny - taking his own money due him? If this was part of his contract and signed off by the Board, how is this grand larceny? His salary was a reflection of how the company was doing - the company was obviously flourishing in order for him to have been paid that large amount. If the company wasn't doing well and Kozlowski made less - would we be complaining about his salary? NO - his salary would have been less. Tyco is still alive and doing well - all the B.S. about the stock plumeting due to Koz is stupid - it is due to society gossiping and tainting everybody's view - if we were all speaking the truth, Dennis would be free from innocense and Tyco's stock would have not become so volitile. It's our own fault - STOP BLAMING KOZLOWSKI!