It really doesn't matter if Steve made the comments while he was CEO or afterwards. Either way, if he had material information indicating the product didn't work, while publicly stating otherwise, that's a legal problem. Leaving a job doesn't absolve one from any illegal activities committed while there. Otherwise, Ken Lay would have been free to go after he quit Enron. I'm sure you know this, but not apparent others do.
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