> Rothenberg’s staff included frat brothers from Stanford, and he was known for buying luxury boxes at concerts and high-profile sporting events, sponsoring auto racing, supplying virtual-reality headsets at parties he threw for minor celebrities, organizing puppy-petting parties, even renting out San Francisco’s AT&T Park, where the Giants play.

How much do puppy-petting parties cost?

I can see why future employers might find this tough to swallow. It’s a difficult thing because on the one hand you want enployees that do the right thing and are generally ethical people, and this certainly shows that he meets that criteria. On the other hand, companies don’t want the liability of having an employee that has proven that they are willing to share confidential information and documents, such as bank records, with third parties - regardless of the reason.

I hope he lands on his feet, or gets enough of a reward that he doesn’t have to work for a while, since finding work may be tough now. Doing the right thing isn’t always easy.

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