So we pretty much concluded this outcome before the attempt was ever made, the trail of corruption and bribery leads right to the wealthiest corporations the world has ever known. Allen's deviant behavior was no secret, as its no real secret that neither the public nor the state will ever know what deals were actually made. The fact is Veco was a continuing criminal enterprise and all of the assets should have been confiscated yet Allen sold out and walked away with a cool fifty million in cash. The Feds didn't really try very hard to convict, just look at all that walked away unscathed.