Yep, he's the scapegoat and why they acted swiftly giving him an early retirement. Looks great for them <eye roll>
scapegoat => a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency
in regards the the Conflict of Interest Act and the Ethics Commissioner's ruling as pertains to your 'scapegoat' designation... just who are the others you state were 'scapegoated' and what were his/her/their respective wrongdoing(s)?
per the ruling: