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Swede

(37,890 posts)
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 09:51 AM Tuesday

'They were humiliated': Murdered CEO forced his alleged killers to do 500 pushups for paychecks

What a shame. How's the weather where you are?


A California cannabis worker testified last week about the brutal killing of a marijuana and tech entrepreneur that he's accused of murdering with three others, telling jurors his death came after the multimillionaire CEO created a hostile and torturous work environment that included doing pushups for paychecks.

"You guys are in the Army. Do 500 pushups," Kaleb Charters, a 25-year-old former U.S. Army National Guard member, recounted on Wednesday about victim Tushar Atre's paycheck ultimatum, according to local CW affiliate KRON.

https://www.newsbreak.com/law-crime-520571/4341510952523-they-were-humiliated-murdered-ceo-forced-his-alleged-killers-to-do-500-pushups-for-paychecks-before-he-had-sock-shoved-in-mouth-and-was-shot-in-jaw-suspects-say

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'They were humiliated': Murdered CEO forced his alleged killers to do 500 pushups for paychecks (Original Post) Swede Tuesday OP
Its called get a lawyer pimpbot Tuesday #1
They could also have recorded it and made it public JI7 Tuesday #2
Is that his defense? MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #3

pimpbot

(1,146 posts)
1. Its called get a lawyer
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 09:54 AM
Tuesday

Not kill the guy, then get a lawyer. Those 4 idiots will be in prison now, instead of settling a big $$$ payout if they had just collected evidence and sued the owner.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,762 posts)
3. Is that his defense?
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 12:01 PM
Tuesday

He murdered them because he felt humiliated?
Yeah, good luck with that defense.

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