Sam Borghese, another one of Atre’s former employees, testified that his multimillionaire boss had created a hostile, fear-based work environment. Though Borghese reportedly had a friendly relationship with Atre, he said Atre would also withhold his employees’ paychecks , yell at them and fire them if he felt disrespected. Borghese also told the court that Lindsay and Kaleb Charters performed manual labor on Atre’s farm from sunrise to sunset for nearly two weeks, KRON-TV said.

After Lindsay and Kaleb Charters finally received their paychecks, they reportedly told Borghese that they needed a break since the work was so intense. Once the two of them left, Atre discovered that the keys to one of his farm trucks was missing, and he bounced the checks, the outlet said.

When Lindsay and Kaleb Charters argued with Atre about their paychecks, their boss told them that they had wasted his time and that “he was worth thousands of dollars an hour — because he makes millions — so anyone who wastes his time is costing money,” Borghese reportedly told the court. Atre then offered the two of them new paychecks for $1,400, but on one condition: They had to perform 300-500 pushups.

How can it ever be illegal to kill someone like this.