Journalist Tom Mueller’s most recent book, Crisis of Conscience, Whistleblowing In An Age of Fraud, was the focus of a recent McCuistion TV program on KERA, PBS Dallas. Dr. Mueller and Marianne Jennings, JD, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University and author of The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse, joined hosts Jim Falk and Dennis McCuistion to talk… [Read More]
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Whistleblowing In An Age of Fraud
Whistleblowing and the fraud that it uncovers is a hotly debated topic today. Yet its roots go back centuries. Whistleblowing is one of the most powerful enforcing mechanisms we have and one of the most powerful tools of enforcement that the Justice Department has today. As a guest on the McCuistion TV Program recently I was… [Read More]
Transparency, Integrity and Ireland
These last two weeks have been a whirlwind of presentations in Ireland for Transparency International, The Institute of Banking and the National University of Ireland. I learned firsthand about the Irish spirit and determination, enjoyed its great people and the beauty of the country. It was an honor to address groups who are so focused… [Read More]
Boeing and the Perfect Storm
A new report from the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) panel, convened by the FAA in April following two fatal crashes in less than five months involving the Boeing 737 MAX 8, said the plane’s new flight control system, called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) was not evaluated in concert with other systems. MCAS has been implicated… [Read More]
Are we a “Banana Republic”?
In journalist Tom Mueller’s newest work, Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing In An Age of Fraud, he makes a case for how the United States, which was founded on the premise of “equal justice under law” has become a “banana republic.” The 600-page book covers some 200 plus interviews with whistleblowers, which includes me and the… [Read More]
This is Not a fairy tale!!!
All children’s stories start with once upon a time and have heroes and villains. In this case, this story, while it involves children’s books, has a slew of villains who might yet triumph over the heroes. Baltimore’s Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned under pressure last week, after revelations that she made more than $500,000 selling her… [Read More]
Flying is Safer Than Driving? Did Boeing say that?
Every day thousands of flights take off from airports worldwide. We are routinely told flying is less hazardous than driving and so we put our lives in the hands of airlines who supposedly have our best interests at heart. That premise now needs to be deeply scrutinized. If we can’t trust our major airline carriers,… [Read More]
How to Stamp Out Fraud!
Is your organization immune from fraud? The 2019 Annual Fraud Conference recently held at the University of Texas at Dallas gave practical steps to assure you are. The conference was an outstanding success and I was honored to have been part of it once again. The conference attendees; internal auditors, CPA’s, faculty and students, learned… [Read More]
Everybody Lies!
You can’t pick up a newspaper, turn on a news channel or be online without getting the latest on the college admission bribery scandal. In fact, a federal college admissions probe has led to the criminal indictment of more than 50 people nationwide and sparked a class action lawsuit. This latest round involves lying, cheating… [Read More]
What’s the Problem with OSHA?
Does your company encourage transparency and ethical behavior, or does it shut down employees speaking up when they see wrongdoing? As I’ve written about before, odds are that many employees don’t even bother speaking up since they do not see corrective action. For the ones that do speak up and are retaliated against, they may… [Read More]
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