There were people who went to jail, yes, at some point because they had back dated options. A very bad thing to get your employees of service providers cheap r options at of valuation from some prior date. You can give em a grossup if you feel bad about it, right? You anything. And this is another example of where tight is right, and to not play games,. Because bending is just not worth it....
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