on Oct 30th, 2006Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski Surprised His Wife Dumped Him
Talk about ego. Convicted Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski is currently serving 8 1/2 to 25 years in prison after being found “guilty of 22 counts of grand larceny for looting the conglomerate out of $600 million to fund the lavish lifestyle” his wife Karen enjoyed. He’s surprised his wife wants a divorce.
Treat this like one of those English exercises where you have to spot what’s wrong with the sentence. The logic of the sentence sure makes it seem like he looted the company to keep his wife happy. You see how Mr. Dunleavy spins the story here.
I once read that most CEOs are pathologic in their behavior. If they weren’t running Fortune 500 companies they’d probably be serial killers. Hey Dennis, I’ve got two words for you: mea culpa. You have plenty of time to practice saying them.
Karen is trying to prevent the government from immediately selling off Kozlowski’s luxury properties - since she feels she’s still entitled to half of the marital assets. It appears she excelled at addition - and subtraction.
On her first prison visit, my wife told me, ‘I want a divorce”: Koz
by Steven Dunleavy
New York Post, October 30, 2006