NYT: Rajat Gupta's fall from grace

“.. having a great reputation doesn’t give you a free pass to violate the law. Nobody is above the law, no matter how good their reputation is.”

Except when no laws apply. E.g., professors and politicians. Mere free speech.

A Stunning Fall From Grace for a Star Executive

dealbook.nytimes.com

The criminal charges against Rajat K. Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs director, represent a sharp reversal for a man whose personal story reads like a caricature of a Horatio Alger tale