Playboy Must Pay $6 Million to Whistleblower Who Refused to Embezzle Staff Bonuses

Mack Gelber
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<b class="credit">Composite by Mack Gelber from AP and Facebook</b>Former Playboy accounting executive Catherine Zulfer
Composite by Mack Gelber from AP and FacebookFormer Playboy accounting executive Catherine Zulfer

Playboy Magazine tends to bring to mind glossy centerfolds, the iconic Playboy Mansion, and the image of Hugh Hefner wearing a bathrobe. But after Wednesday, when a federal jury in California ordered Playboy Enterprises to pay a former accounting executive $6 million, it may become known for something else entirely.

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