i don't know how they do it....my xh has been in so much legal trouble and left such a wake of damage behind him, and he just keeps getting free tickets outta jail. it will eventually catch up with him.....maybe.
if it were me, i'd be long locked up with the key thrown away.
well, prod, i hope you are in a safe, comfortable place. at least you do not have to tolerate the "atmosphere" with him.
remember now, just take it an inch at a time.
(geeeezzzz.....they probably said something like one day at a time and what he heard was inch at a time.....who knows, huh?)
his boss probably thinks he can save him. my xh had about 20 different bosses that he would con into making them think they could save him. they all learned in time. and ended up standing there scratching their heads saying, holy crap!