Scapegoat

Scapegoat
 * 1. a person who takes the blame for others and doesn't then come wandering back into court to testify against those others
 * Examples
 * Andrew Fastow testified against Jeff Skilling] and Ken Lay making him a bad scapegoat.
 * Scooter Libby hasn't testified against Karl Rove or Dick Cheney making him a good scapegoat.

Scapegoat was The Wørd for March 14, 2006.