The strange and terrible saga of 'RoDBIgo' Santos and the $1.4M settlement
Briefly

Rodrigo Santos, a former Stanford engineer, became linked to corruption in San Francisco similar to Walter White's transformation. He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for stealing $1.6 million from clients and engaging in bribery. A $1.425 million settlement was reached after years of legal pursuit. Santos altered checks and deposited them into his own account. The city had to change policy due to his actions, indicating larger implications for engineering oversight. The settlement sum was seen as underwhelming compared to the legal costs incurred during the pursuit of Santos.
Santos altered clients' checks to "DBI" to read "RoDBIgo Santos" and deposited them in his own bank account.
Santos was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, serving less than 20 after being found guilty of pillaging clients and engaging in a bribery scheme.
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