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Greed (or avarice) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions) or social value, such as status, or power.
Pleonexia, sometimes called pleonexy, originating from the Greek πλεονεξία, is a philosophical concept which roughly corresponds to greed, covetousness, or avarice, and is strictly defined as "the insatiable desire to have what rightfully belongs to others."
Matthew Kluger is a disbarred [1] lawyer who served a 12-year sentence in federal prison for insider trading.The Bureau of Prisons Inmate Information website states that his release date was January 13, 2022. [2]
Societe Generale’s Edwards, in his takedown of greedflation last year, warned that corporations’ greed could lead to a revolt and social unrest.
Greed isn’t the underlying cause of inflation, but it’s making it worse “Critics of major corporate price increases aren’t arguing that the consolidation is the only force driving ...
These three states are delusion, also known as ignorance; greed or sensual attachment; and hatred or aversion. [1] [2] These three poisons are considered to be three afflictions or character flaws that are innate in beings and the root of craving, and so causing suffering and rebirth. [1] [3]
Former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru was sentenced for his role in a public corruption scheme that has eroded trust in San Francisco City Hall.
His sentence was believed to be the longest prison term ever imposed in a U.S. federal court and the longest ever for white-collar crime. [5] [4] [6] Weiss fled the country during jury deliberations in October 1999, and was extradited from Austria in 2002. His sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump on January 19, 2021. Weiss was ...