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For Doc,
All of the above. Lincoln and Armstrong trusted Zduriencik to know what was going on with Lueke. But with that trust came the expectation he would be honest and forthright with them if they asked the question beforehand.
If Zduriencik really did not know what happened beforehand, that's a very serious problem. But it's equally serious if he did know beforehand -- as Adair and Daniels suggested -- and deliberately misled his team president and CEO. You can't do that.
Either way, this is now a mess. And there are no clarifications/answers coming from the Mariners about what the heck happened here. Other than stuff that has been contradicted in very blunt, direct, on-the-record quotes. As to which is worse, not knowing the extent of Lueke's transgressions, or knowing and lying about them to your boss, I'll leave that to readers to decide.
One more thing for SABRMatt, Lueke did not plead no contest to avoid further jail while awaiting trial. He was already out on bail and would have remained that way throughout any trial.
Also, Shoeless Joe and Buck Weaver did not admit any wrongdoing because they were acquitted at trial. There was no wrongdoing to admit to. I suppose, they could have made something up to get back in baseball's good graces, but what would that prove? Other than getting themselves brought up on new charges, maybe. :) Last I checked, Rose did admit some guilt in a recent book.