Recently Dana Milbank, the Washington Post columnist, wrote about his own experience: a routine mortgage refinance with Citibank somehow turned into a nightmare of misquoted rates, improper interest charges, and frozen bank accounts.
By way of response, I commend to you the National Theatre's new production of "Phèdre," which returns to the stage Helen Mirren, best-known of late for giving us a celluloid Queen Elizabeth II hemmed in by propriety, this time playing an Athenian queen who takes a decidedly improper interest in her stepson.
The Justice Department has complained about the Supreme Court's restrictive interpretation of the honest services statute that does not allow it to pursue cases involving improper conflicts of interest.
Violation of business ethics occur everywhere, in differing magnitudes, and in many forms; greed, fraud, larceny, personal abuse, conflicts of interest, improper employment practices, abuse of power, and bribery to name a few.
Many criticised Edward's "improper" and ignoble interest in rural pursuits.
"The voters are entitled to know as much as possible about each candidate so they can be sure there are no conflicts-of-interest, improper dealings, or private agendas in play".
WASHINGTON — The State Department's inspector general has found no conflict of interest or improper political influence in the agency's review of the disputed Keystone XL pipeline project.
The final report, released with little fanfare in March 1999 and eliciting little Congressional interest, found improper practices at all 11 bases.
"His conduct," they wrote, "is an egregious conflict of interest and improper conduct and is a clear violation" of Rule of Professional Conduct 1.7.
The State Department's inspector general announced on Monday that he was looking into charges of a conflict of interest and improper political influence in the preparation of the project's environmental impact statement.
Your foreword to the Ministerial Code makes clear that you expect Ministers to act in the national interest, above improper influence, and to serve to the highest standards of conduct.
