He recounts working for the occupation government as part of his survival strategy (since he is Jewish, it was non trivial - they ended up purchasing paperwork that they’re Christians). You’re making it sound like he was part of the SS or something.
It's quite simple really. He is the single most important philanthropist in the world today because he supports important causes that no one else will, not to anything like the extent he has. He has done more for the rights of the individual, and against totalitarian government than any other person alive, so far as I am able to tell. He also has made large contributions to humanitarian causes, e.g., he is personally responsible for restoring the water supply to Sarajevo when it was under siege. That one act alone, an act in which he put is own life at risk, saved countless lives. Your opinion, which is all too common, is based on misleading "information." I know this will come as a shock to you, so I hope you are sitting down, but there is hardly any better platform for misinformation, disinformation, and misleading "information" than YouTube. And that's coming from a Google share holder and someone who loves YouTube. That you believe as you do, demonstrates how effective misinformation can be. If I were you, and I wanted truth, as you should, I would start by reading all of the information I gave links to. The usual Nazi story about him when he was a boy is of course a total distortion of the truth. There are many places where you can learn the real story about the clever way is father protected him from the Nazis when he was a child and eventually got him out of the country. Of course there are incidents attendant Soros's sponsorship of groups fighting totalitarian regimes where laws have been broken. Perhaps even laws specifically aimed at his open society foundation activity against totalitarian governments. As far as I'm concerned, however, in regard to his trading activities, his record of obeying the law is remarkably free of transgressions. Of course you'll have to make up your own mind, but you first must apprise yourself of the details in the "insider trading" case. The Wiki link I gave you is good with lots of specific detail, and the NYT article adds some additional information. He has also given his own detailed account. After learning of facts from all sides, I am convinced he was absolutely not guilty of insider trading under French law at the time he decided to begin buying into a number of French banks being privatized. In my opinion he wasn't even guilty after the law was changed in 1990, even if the law were allowed to be applied retroactively, as it was in fact. It is very clear to me that the conviction, 14 years latter, had to do with French politics at the time and not with guilt or innocence. This sort of thing , we hope, would not happen in the U.S., but it certainly could. Recall that he was cleared by the French Regulator who had looked into Soros's trade with regard to allegations of insider trading, The Regulator found nothing illegal under French law at the time the Trade was made. In court, Soros was able to show that he had begun his accumulation of French Bank equities well before he had any knowledge of a takeover. Recall also that he did not seek any insider knowledge, and he only became aware of the takeover plan when those behind the plan contacted him seeking his participation. He rejected them and did not participate. (He made his investment solely on public knowledge that the Banks were to be privatized and his calculation of their worth.) But even if at the time he began investing, he had had foreknowledge of a plan to acquire majority control, which never came to fruition, his purchase would not have been illegal under French law as it existed contemporaneous with his trade. It wasn't until two years later that the law was changed. From what I know, I don't believe he was guilty even retroactively! I think you owe Soros something. He at least deserves to have the true facts known. It is clear to me you are basing your opinion on the vast amount of disinformation re Soros that clogs the internet. But if you will take the time to do a little reading, the truth too is out there. And no, Soros's skin is not green. When we lose Soros, and we will soon, we will lose our most publicly prominent intellectual. It will be a tremendous loss for humanity, and a very sad day for me personally. By the way, if you want to take money from the markets, the two most important books you could read are: "The Alchemy of Finance", and "The Soros Lectures at the Central European University". Not easy reads, but extremely valuable.
With regards to the current insider trading, it’s a fairly straightforward case and I think the fine was warranted. He was approached for a private takeover participation and elected to accumulate shares on his own instead, so there was a clear use of MNPI. Does not change his other achievements as a trader or a philanthropist, either.