The CEO’s Birthday Bash: Tyco and the Executive Looting

This three-chapter investigative narrative examines how executive power at a major American corporation crossed the line from aggressive compensation into criminal abuse. Using the infamous Tyco scandal as its core case, the story follows the unraveling of a system where corporate funds were treated as personal resources, oversight was circular, and disclosure was selectively ignored. What begins with a lavish birthday celebration becomes a gateway into a deeper examination of governance failure, financial manipulation, and the quiet mechanics of white-collar crime.