You're obviously a fan of Jimmy and perhaps even a personal acquaintance. No problem with that.

Therefore, you KNOW how overbearing he was...not just with his large stature, but also with his dominant personality. Yes, soft-spoken son Alan was the general manager of the dealership, but Type-A daddy Jimmy was the owner. If the owner of any business wants to see more profit, then its general manager will do whatever it takes to get that profit. That's just the nature of "culture" and organizational behavior...especially when we're talking father and son. This type of profit-driven culture is the very reason behind the Enron scandal...which sounds very similar to the Plueger scandal, now doesn't it? Likewise, if daddy Jimmy told his son Alan to take the fall for cooking the books, then Alan WILL take the fall. That's just how he was raised...listen to daddy or else get a whooping.

Alan acted on behalf of his old man, and not "for his own misdeeds."