Benoît Bringer‘s award-winning documentary “The Men Who Stole the World” is currently showing on Amazon Prime. The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist interviewed me in 2018 for this documentary, where I appear in a portion of his larger story about the 2008 financial crisis. In my portion, we discussed what I knew at the time, my… [Read More]
Speaking at The Institute of Internal Auditors, Northeast Ohio, Fraud Day
Ethical behavior doesn’t always happen across a company. Sometimes, more often than should be acceptable, the single ethical employee calling attention to bad actions gets booted from the company for doing what’s right.
Speaking at IIA Super Conference
It was my great honor to give the opening keynote address to the Dallas chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Super Conference in Dallas, Texas. The IIA is the internal audit profession’s leader in standards, certification, education, research, and technical guidance, with chapters around the world. The Dallas conference was heavily focused on… [Read More]
Thanks to Whistleblowers, the State of Texas May Finally Get Rid of this Legal and Ethical Embarrassment
Paxton, who was first elected as Texas Attorney General in 2015, is the top law enforcement officer in Texas. He is responsible for over 4,000 employees and 117 offices around the state, and may finally see some accountability thanks to Texas Whistleblower Act.
What should you do before you report wrongdoing?
Unethical and illegal behavior in both our corporate and government arenas caused our last financial crisis and will, inevitably, cause future financial crises which will harm millions more. Our only hope to change the dangerous direction our country is taking is for individuals who witness illegal and unethical behavior to effectively report that behavior.
Peace and happiness this holiday season
This holiday season, I think of the past year and of those who have supported my efforts to inspire a more ethical world. I hope that this year has been just as memorable for you, your friends, and your loved ones as it has for me. Have a peaceful holiday season and a prosperous new… [Read More]
Ethics in the Last and Next Financial Crisis
I spoke recently at the new Dallas campus of Texas A&M Commerce University to their graduate and undergraduate business students and alumni, with many others, including some Texas A&M financial planning students, attending virtually via zoom. Professor Jared Pickens, the organizer of the event, asked me to speak on “Ethics in the Last and Next… [Read More]
Speaking on Resisting Corporate Corruption
I was honored to speak to Stephen Arbogast’s “Resisting Corporate Corruption” class and discuss why it is important for students to learn ethics and how to identify corruption early.
Brigham Young University Students Understand the Importance of Ethics in Business
It was my great honor to speak again at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, where they teach ethics classes in all disciplines.
Citigroup to Facebook, it’s about power
While our stories come from different industries, both situations involve manipulating people. All the similarities between our stories come down to one: Powerful people exploited those who lacked power in order to increase personal gain.
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