It is bigger news because one of the parties is the President-elect.  I hope U Phoenix is investigated and I also hope the lawyers suing law schools on behalf of students get some traction in the courts.  I don't think I will follow it like I will this story, though, simply because the existence of fraud in business is not as significant as fraud in the oval office.
However, in your attempt to praise your candidate for his bad-assness and demean Bezos as a coward, you are tacitly admitting that you believe he could and would abuse his power for personal vindictiveness if someone goes against him.