Category: Ethics and Official Misconduct

Norfolk Southern Fires C.E.O. Alan Shaw After Ethics Investigation

The railroad company’s board said it dismissed Alan Shaw and an executive he had a consensual relationship with.
Congress Presses Health Insurance Regulators on ‘Troubling’ Billing Tactics

Lawmakers are zeroing in on MultiPlan, a firm that has helped insurers cut payments while sometimes leaving patients with large bills.
He Regulated Medical Devices. She Represented Their Makers.

Ethics rules barred Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren from working on matters involving clients of his wife’s law firm. But he did not always step aside.
Wyoming Reporter Resigns After Using A.I. to Fabricate Quotes

Aaron Pelczar left the Cody Enterprise after a competing newspaper presented him with evidence of made-up quotes in several of his stories.
Three MDMA Studies Are Retracted by Scientific Journal

The psychedelic treatment, for PTSD, was rejected last week by government regulators.
Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suits

Uber has spent millions trying to get a proposal on the Nevada ballot that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits against companies.
Agency Votes to Replace Official Accused of Rushing Start of Seabed Mining

The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining elected a U.N. environmental regulator to replace a leader accused of too-close industry ties.
U.A.W. Monitor Reveals Details About Investigation Into Union Leader

A court-appointed monitor said he was looking into allegations that a union official was punished for resisting actions that would have benefited the union president’s partner and her sister.
Embattled Alzheimer’s Researcher Is Charged With Fraud

Hoau-Yan Wang, a professor at City College, published studies supporting simufilam, now in advanced clinical trials.
The Washington Post Delves Into a Difficult Story: Itself

The newspaper has been reeling from successive revelations about Robert Winnett, its incoming editor, and Will Lewis, its chief executive.
Will Lewis Is Said to Have Used Stolen Records as Editor in U.K.

Years before becoming the Post’s publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.
How Jeff Bezos Is Trying to Fix The Washington Post

The Amazon founder has expressed his support to Will Lewis, the C.E.O., who has faced widespread criticism this month.