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  2. List of corporate collapses and scandals - Wikipedia

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    The company's finance directors concealed large debts. MG Rover Group: United Kingdom: 15 April 2005: Automobiles: After diminishing demand, and getting a £6.5m loan from the UK government in April 2005, the company went into administration. After the loss of 30,000 jobs, Nanjing Automobile Group bought the company's assets. Bayou Hedge Fund Group

  3. List of companies convicted of felony offenses in the United ...

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    The Trump Organization, convicted of tax fraud, scheming to defraud, conspiracy, and falsifying business records. [9] Tyson Foods; Volkswagen, pleaded guilty to 3 criminal felonies related to its emissions scandal. [10] Waste Management, Inc; The Boeing Company, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. This charge ...

  4. List of whistleblowers - Wikipedia

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    However, Wright was barred from receiving royalties from the sale of the book in the United Kingdom. In November 1991, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the British government had breached the European Convention of Human Rights in gagging its newspapers. [60] [61] The British Government's legal cost were estimated at £250,000 in ...

  5. Corruption - Wikipedia

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    Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain.

  6. Whistleblower protection in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Government leave policy is established by public law. [89] Employees working for private companies operate under different rules, and if state laws require time for employee breaks and meals, restricting employee movement could be an arrest in some areas. Due to unequal protection, government employees are at greater risk of serious abuse by ...

  7. List of federal political scandals in the United States

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    The burglars were discovered and arrested. Nixon tried to cover up both the burglary, the bugging, and the full extent of other illegal acts by his close staff. The cover up resulted in 69 government officials being charged and 48 being convicted or pleading guilty. Eventually, Nixon resigned his office rather than face trial.

  8. 11 Companies That Caught Lying To The Public, Deceived ... - AOL

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    Pixabay/Public Domain[/caption] 8. Olay. Olay indulged in misrepresenting their product, when they retouched a model’s photo for their eye cream, misleading customers to believe that the cream ...

  9. Accounting scandals - Wikipedia

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    Opportunities: Although the financial statements of all companies are potentially subject to manipulation, the risk is greater for companies in industries where significant judgments and accounting estimates are involved. Turnover in accounting personnel or other deficiencies in accounting and information processes can create an opportunity for ...