20 Most Mind-Bogglingly Exorbitant Golden Parachutes

20 Most Mind-Bogglingly Exorbitant Golden Parachutes

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Franklin Raines

Franklin Raines was chairman and CEO of the now government-run mortgage giant Fannie Mae when he stepped down in 2004 under suspicion of fraud. In 2008, he would actually be convicted of fraud. He had to pay $2 million in fines and give up $30 million in stock options, but that hardly made a dent in the original $148 million severance package.

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