Monthly Archives: January 2017

When Your Head of Compliance Resigns After Just a Year on the Job, Citing “Differences”: Bad Optics

VW’s head of compliance, who was an outsider hired to help change the VW culture, has resigned after just reaching her one-year mark. The statement released by the company upon Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt’s departure indicated that her resignation was “due to … Continue reading

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“We don’t belong to a class of criminals. We have done, in our view, nothing that is illegal.”

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler, following the EPA’s accusations that the company has pulled a VW (installing secret software that allowed its diesel vehicles to emit pollutants in excess of legal limits). One guesses that “in our view” is … Continue reading

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How Not to Set Up An Ethics Program (Courtesy U.S. House of Representatives)

Although the House came to its senses and scuttled its new structure for the Office of Congressional Ethics, a look-see at the proposed reforms is worth a chuckle. And, the reforms were a perfect list of how not to set … Continue reading

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Oh, No! Steroids and the Hall of Fame —- Again!

The baseball writers are at it again. They who vote on admission to the Hall of Fame are easing down off their moral high horses and considering Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens for induction despite their being blackballed because of … Continue reading

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