Wouldn’t the true finances be reflected in stock dividends, etc? By overstating incomes and profits, wouldn’t dividends, etc. have to correspond to the stated figures, or appear to be out of kilter? Somebody should have smelled a rat. What about audits? I’m inclined to not believe the Whistle Blower. Vendetta, anyone? Hmmmm?
It looks like she’s claiming that there were things like comped rooms and golf rounds, and discounted gift cards that were counted as full value. Okay, maybe. But then she claims that these added up to $6 billion in one year when the division reported earnings of $10 billion that year. You can hide a little around the edges, but you can’t hide 60% of the total.
Recessions uncover what auditors do not.