They are paid by shareholders and taxpayers (most of these settlements are tax-deductible), leaving the people who were ultimately responsible not only to walk away, but to walk away very rich.
Las pagan los accionistas y los contribuyentes (gran parte de esas contribuciones son deducibles de impuestos), acuerdos con lo que los responsables en última instancia no solo quedan libres sino que se enriquecen.