According to this article in the WSJ, an employee at Perot System has been accused of insider trading to take advantage of the Perot Systems acquisition by Dell.
That is pretty alarming, but the really alarming issue is that Reza Saleh, the accused employee, is also the man who helped lead the rescue of hostages held in Iran in 1979:
But three decades ago, Mr. Saleh played a vital role in a bold mission to rescue two Perot employees who were being held hostage in an Iranian jail, according to people familiar with that effort. The rescue was the basis of the book “On Wings of Eagles,” by Ken Follett.
“It would not have happened without him,” said Ralph Boulware, a former employee of Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Perot’s company at the time, who was part of the rescue team assembled by the Texas billionaire.
Mr. Boulware said Mr. Saleh, an Iranian employee of EDS at the time, led the mob that broke into the prison where the two EDS employees were being held, then helped shepherd them on a harrowing trip through Iran to escape over the Turkish border.
If you have never read the book “On Wings of Eagles
We must remember that Mr. Saleh is innocent until proven guilty, and not jump to any conclusions. However, if this story is true a hero will have fallen for many people who had knowledge of the heroics of Mr. Saleh, Mr. Perot and their colleagues in 1979.
