I will explain Juno Keitan's personal Business model: She bounties people who interferes with her traders, whether they be independents or faction members. in the case of a faction, she puts a blanket bounty on all members of the faction. Yes, it is more expensive. But, it is also deathly effective. For a pirate to attack a train, they must wait for it, and that is much harder to do if people know that blowing up that ship is worth 8 million credits. And I always pay. More than vengeance, or just making sure they will not bother me again, I cripple their gameplay, someone is always hunting them.
The RP behind this is Juno runs a mafia, and a corporation. In both fields, if you show weakness, you are likely to get replaced. She cannot, simply put, afford to make it seem like anyone can make money taking advantage of her, and people don't. They simply avoid her, which makes it easier for me to make money to pay the bounties.
On death.....players are the only people who can kill their chars. period.