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> that guy at the top does not have greater risk.

The CEO and CFO of publicly traded companies get paid pretty handsomely in exchange for taking on a significant amount of risk by signing off on the financial statements.

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And when does that risk ever materialize apart from the Enron/Wirecard/FTX cases where the CEO and CFO truly were pulling a massive scam?

Kenneth Lay died after being convicted but before being sentenced, so afaik his family still has the money.

They get paid well to not do crimes? That's nonsensical.

They get paid to take responsibility for crimes that happen underneath them. That’s a lot different and why you got confused.

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