Why companies like Wells Fargo ignore their whistleblowers – at their peril
- Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
Enron. Worldcom. The Madoff scandal. The mortgage meltdown. Now Wells Fargo.
High-profile corporate frauds like these all seem to follow the same pattern. First the misconduct is discovered, and then we learn about all of the whistleblowers who tried to stop the fraud much earlier. Congress then tries to enhance whistleblower protections, with...
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