Monthly Archives: May 2018

For both Matt Patricia, the new head coach of the Detroit Lions, and Luke Heimlich, an Oregon State baseball player with amazing talent, the sudden emergence in the media about their alleged sexual misconduct, 22 years and 6 years ago, … Continue reading →

Educational institutions can lose their federal funding if they have an excessive number of loan defaults among their graduates. An excessive rate is measured using the figure of how many of an institution’s graduates default within 3 years of graduation … Continue reading →

Apparently in their haste to meet the requirements for a consent decree on its anti-money laundering controls, Wells Fargo employees improperly altered information on documents related to corporate customers. The employees were adding Social Security numbers, addresses, and dates of … Continue reading →

Do you think? Another “No Surprises Here” headline. Fake founders. Fake photos. Ah, the world of Internet currencies.

Even as Wells continues to run its two-page ads that explain how much it has changed, the more things remain the same. The latest ethical issue is Wells’ admission that it pocketed client rebates that the clients had coming from … Continue reading →

The owners were asking $10 million for their Los Angeles home. They had plenty of interest and traffic, but no one who looked at their home ever made an offer. After months of no interest, the couple’s wise real estate … Continue reading →

We all had figured that out sometime ago, but are surprised the number is so low. However, the real surprise in the survey is the reason the embellishers embellish — they knew that their bosses would not know the difference. … Continue reading →

Jes Staley, the CEO of Barclay’s was incensed about the content of an anonymous letter than bank had received from “John Q. Public,” expressing concerns about a hire that Mr. Staley had made of a former colleague of his at … Continue reading →

Since 2009, the number of hit-and-run vehicle deaths has increased 60%. The total was 2,049 for 2016. Running away from the mortally wounding is a shocking act. An act that reflects a lack of character. That these cowardly acts of … Continue reading →

When hubris kicks in, collapse is not far behind. Tesla’s stock fell over 5% with the testy behavior of Tesla’s CEO. Iconic CEOs spell trouble when it comes to companies and their futures.

Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen from 2007 to 2015 was indicted for conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with the company’s emissions testing in the United States. Volkswagen indicated that It was cooperating with U.S. officials, bit neither Mr. Winterkorn … Continue reading →

The New York Times Ethicist had another gem on ethics. A family called for an Uber and, Surprise! a driver who did not seem to be acquainted with English or the area, showed up as their means of transportation. The … Continue reading →

Thanks to USA Today and Bridge by Instructure for this tidbit on fear and silence in the workplace.

Oh, what times are these when New Jersey senators who were tried on corruption charges for accepting gifts from one Salomon E. Melgen are given a serious tongue lashing. The trial ended with a deadlocked jury. But, the Senate Ethics … Continue reading →