Who was minding American Tissue?

To the editor:

Re the article about Mehdi Gabayzadeh and the $300 million fraud (“Ex-paper exec guilty in fraud,” April 29-May 12 NHBR).

Wasn’t anybody paying attention? I thought large firms had independent auditors and a board of directors.

It would be nice to know just how much “time” he eventually serves. Something tells me he will get off with a slap on the wrist … and $300 million in a Swiss bank.

Donald Bradley
Plainfield