Ethics: Keeping the Good from Breaking Bad
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Ethics: Keeping the Good from Breaking Bad
Daniel Porter CFEWAMCAT – Fall Institute
Casper, WyomingSeptember 12, 2019
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Thank You
Relax
Answer
Go
Ask
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My OpinionsThis presentation represents the opinions of the presenter only.
The materials presented herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions
of the State of Tennessee or any part thereof.
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Your Backgrounds
• Municipal Clerks
• Accountants/Bookkeepers
• Finance Directors/Managers
• Auditors
• Lawyers
• Others
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Course Objectives
• Define Ethics
• Discuss Transformation
• Analyze Breaking Bad TV Show
• Review Breaking Bad Examples
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Ethics
Principals
Rules Values
Morals Ethics
Beliefs
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ValuesAn individual’s standards
of right or wrong
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Ethics ≠ Values
• Values are an individual’s standards of right and wrong
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Ethics ≠ Values
• Values are an individual’s standards of right and wrong
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Ethics ≠ Values
• Values are an individual’s standards of right and wrong
The Wells Report“…it is more probable than not that Tom Brady (thequarterback for the Patriots) was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities…involving the release of air from Patriots game balls”.
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Ethics ≠ Values
• Values are an individual’s standards of right and wrong
Al Jazeera Report“…Him (Manning) and his wife would come in after hours and get IVs…And all the time we would be sending Ashley Manning drugs. Like growth hormone, all the time…And it would never be under Peyton’s name. it would always be under her name.
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Ethics ≠ Values
• Values are an individual’s standards of right and wrong
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Morals
A Society’s standards
of right or wrong
Society: a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests
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Coke? Soda? Pop?
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Coke? Soda? Pop?State Coke Pop Soda Other
TN 94% 0% 4% 2%
WY 3% 76% 20% 1%
Coffee County, TNNatrona County, WY
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Ethics ≠ Morals
• Morals are a society’s standards of right and wrong
New England Patriot nation
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Ethics ≠ Morals
• Morals are a society’s standards of right and wrong
New England Patriot nation
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Ethics
A professional group’s
written standards of right
or wrong
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Professional Ethics“A professional ethic is a code which
consists of a set of rules and standards governing the conduct of members of a professional group”
Anthony Hartle, Moral Issues in Military Decision Making
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NFL Rule 2: The Ball• The ball shall be made up of an inflated
(12½ to 13½ pounds) urethane bladder enclosed in a pebble grained, leather case (natural tan color) without corrugations of any kind. It shall have the form of a prolate spheroid and the size and weight shall be: long axis, 11 to 11¼ inches; long circumference, 28 to 28½ inches; short circumference, 21 to 21¼ inches; weight, 14 to 15 ounces.
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NFL Personal Conduct Policy
Discipline may be imposed in any of the following circumstances:
Conduct that undermines or puts at risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL, NFL clubs, or NFL players.
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ASE Code of Ethics• I will strive to produce nothing but first-class
workmanship.
• I will take advantage of every opportunity to increase my knowledge and skills concerning the work I am doing. I will dedicate myself to lifelong learning.
• I will practice Service Integrity, which means that to the best of my ability, I will always work for the best interest of the customer, my employer and myself.
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CFE Code of EthicsI. A Certified Fraud Examiner shall at all times demonstrate a
commitment to professionalism and diligence in the performance of his or her duties.
II. A Certified Fraud Examiner shall not engage in any illegal or unethical conduct, or any activity which would constitute a conflict of interest.
III. A Certified Fraud Examiner shall, at all times, exhibit the highest level of integrity in the performance of all professional assignments,
VIII. A Certified Fraud Examiner shall continually strive to increase the competence and effectiveness of professional services performed under his or her direction.
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IIMC Code of EthicsTo impart to my profession those standards of quality and integrity that the conduct of the affairs of my office shall be above approach...
To be ever mindful of my neutrality and impartiality , rendering equal service to all …
To record that which is true …
To strive constantly to improve the administration of the affairs of my office … to produce continued progress and so fulfill my responsibilities to my community and others.
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Similarities?
• Quality
• Integrity
• Competence
• Increase skills & knowledge
• Independence
• Objectivity
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ETHICS & COMPETENCE
“Ethical behavior and military competence are closely interrelated and inadequate performance in one area contributes to inadequate performance in the other”
-U.S. Army War College Study
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COMPETENCE
MEETING
STANDARDS
COMPETENCE
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Ethics
• A professional group’s written standards of right and wrong
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Right or WrongGood vs. Evil
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Right or WrongGood vs. Evil
Internal Struggle
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Is It Black or White?
Wrong Right
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1. Is there a Gray Area?
Wrong Right
2. How BIG is your Gray Area?
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Wrong• Murder
• Cannibalism
• Stealing
• Fraud
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Is Murder Ever Okay?Murder
• A streetcar is about to run over 5 people walking on the tracks. 1 person is sleeping on a sidetrack. A railroad worker switches it to the sidetrack saving them but killing the one person. 1 dead – 5 saved
• Five critically injured people are rushed to a hospital, each requiring an organ to survive. There’s no time to get organs from outside the hospital. The surgeon kills a healthy man in the waiting room and takes his organs. 1 dead – 5 saved
Right
Wrong
X
X
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Is Cannibalism Ever Okay?Cannibalism
• New Guinea islanders ate enemies
• Jeffrey Dahlmer ate murder victims
• Crash survivors ate crash victims
Right
Wrong
X
X
X
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Is Stealing Ever Okay?Taking $ w/out Permission
• Teacher takes field trip money to a bachelor party in Vegas
• Teacher takes field trip money to repair bus
• Teacher takes field trip money to feed hungry student
• Teacher takes field trip money to feed his daughter
Right
Wrong
X
X
X
X
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Is Fraud Ever Okay?
• Pay mechanic to fix oil leak; it still leaks; he charges to fix it again.
• Pay doctor to fix sore throat; it still hurts; he charges to fix it again.r appeal.
Right
Wrong
X
X
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Situational Ethics
No universal standard
Right or Wrong is determined by the situation
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Relative Ethics
No universal standardRight or Wrong is relative
• Each person’s opinion is correct• Nothing that anyone does is wrong
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Utilitarian Ethics
No universal standard
The right thing is the one that does the
most good or does the least harm• Assigns values to potential
good or harmful results to determine action to take
• We can rationalize anything
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Legalism
The right thing is defined by what is in accordance with the law
• If not illegal must be Ethical.
• Only have to do bare minimum required by law (or rules) to be Ethical.
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Legalism
The right thing is defined by what is in accordance with the law
• If not illegal must be Ethical.
• Only have to do bare minimum required by law (or rules) to be Ethical.
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Gray Area
Wrong Right
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Gray Area
Wrong Right
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Ethics Policies
• Apply general right or wrong concepts to the unique situations of a profession.
• They ask what is right or wrong behavior in business
• Provide rules as GUIDANCE in business situations.
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We Decide
STAY GOOD
or
BREAK BAD
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Break Bad
• To defy authority
• To divert from being good
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Breaking Bad• For five seasons the TV show Breaking Bad followed the life of
high school chemistry teacher Walter White as he transformed into a murdering drug dealer.
• Similar to Walter White, most fraudsters start out doing right.
• They do not apply for and accept a position as treasurer or clerk with the intent to commit fraud.
• Something happens in their life, a catalyst.
• They have a decision to make: stay good or break bad.
• Their decisions have consequences.
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Breaking Bad Season 1Who is Walter White?
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Breaking Bad Season 1Who is Walter White?
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Walter White the Man
• He is a good person.
• He has always played by the rules.
• He loves his family.
• He wants to take care of his family.
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Walter White’s Financials
• $43,700 per year teacher salary
• $107,000 mortgage
• $30,000 home equity line
• Limited savings
• Limited investments
• Limited life insurance
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Walter White Talks About Change
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Walter White’s Catalyst
Precipitating Event
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Walter White’s Catalyst
Precipitating Event
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Walter White’s Options
Stay Good
A. Die and leave family broke?
B. Ask wealthy friends for $?
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DEA Ride-along
• Brother-in-law Agent
• Former student Jessie
• Money in cooking meth
• Cooking meth is chemistry
• I’m a chemist
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DEA Ride-along
• Brother-in-law Agent
• Former student Jessie
• Money in cooking meth
• Cooking meth is chemistry
• I’m a chemist
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Walter White’s Options
Stay Good
A. Die and leave family broke
B. Ask wealthy friends for $
Break Bad
Z. Become a drug dealer
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Walter White’s Options
Stay Good
A. Die and leave family broke
B. Ask wealthy friends for $
Break Bad
Z. Become a drug dealer
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Broke Bad
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Consequences
• Almost killed
• 2 Murders
• Family strife
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Why Break Bad?
• Family
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Breaking Bad Season 2
• $737,000 his “number”
• Cooking Meth
• 1 Murder
• Planes crashed
• Partnership
• Misses birth
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Breaking Bad Season 2
• $960,000
• In remission
• Fixing his house
• Bored
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Breaking Bad Season 2
Daddy did that for you
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Breaking Bad Season 2
Who Did Daddy Do It for?
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Breaking Bad Season 3
• Cooking Meth
• Murder
• $3M Partnership
• Divorce threat
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Breaking Bad Season 4
• Cooking Meth
• Murder
• Family Strife
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Breaking Bad Season 5
• Cooking Meth
• $80M
• Murder
• Death
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I did it for me…
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I did it for me…
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I did it for me…
• Skyler White: If I have to hear one more time that you did this for the family...
• Walter White: I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And... I was really... I was alive.
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Breaking Bad in Eagleville
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City Recorder
• Michelle Bennett
• 32 yrs old
• 14 yr old daughter & 10 yrold son
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How Discovered?TIP
• City Recorder lived “high on the hog”
• She always had packages delivered to city hall
• Wives disliked her
• Paid herself sick leave
• Altered city policy manual
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City Recordermodel & actress
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Do you see something on these checks?
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City of Eagleville
• Identified 47 separate violations of sales tax laws including:
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ConsequencesIndictment Total:• Credit Card $21,492• Wal-Mart 5,430• Duplicate Payroll 3,523• Sick Leave payoff 2,315• Total: $32,760
• Double the crime reported for 3 years
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Why Break Bad?
• Clothes
• Trips
• Cars
• House
• In-laws paid it back
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Breaking Bad in Winchester
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City Recorder
• Faye Morrow
• City recorder 20+ years
• Grandmother
• Sweet
• Casseroles
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Type & Size of Collections
92
$4.00
$3.00
$75.00
$200.00
$250.00
$125.00
$75.00
$30.00
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Type & Size of Collections
93
$1
$3
$2
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94
$4.00
$3.00
$75.00
$200.00
$250.00
$125.00
$75.00
$30.00
What’s wrong with this?
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3% CASH ?
Large – Odd Amount?
$4.00
$3.00
$75.00
$200.00
$250.00
$125.00
$75.00
$30.00
Usually $500 cash
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Broke Bad($150,000)
3% CASH ?
Large – Odd Amount?
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Consequences
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• Family had $
• Married to banker
• He offered to reimburse all
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Why Break Bad?
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City Recorder
• Robin Nipper
• Mother
• Local
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Police Chief
• Ronnie Davis
• Father
• Local
• Rumors
• Daniel take the new guy
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Training the New Guy
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Training the New Guy
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Training the New Guy
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Broke Bad
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Broke Bad
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Consequences
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Why Break Bad?
• Prior record
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Why Break Bad?
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Why Break Bad?
• Sick child
• Cable TV
• Video games
• Clothes
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Why Break Bad?
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Almost ruined him
• That was easy
• I can do this
• I’ll take the next one
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New Guy
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Appearances
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What looks like a duck to one person may look like a rabbit to
another
What looks ethical to one person may not look ethical to another
Appearances
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After the SEC opened investigation:
• AA Partner Michael Odom urged everyone to comply with the firm's document retention policy.
If it's destroyed in the course of the normal policy and litigation is filed the next day, that's great. . . We've followed our own policy, and whatever there was
that might have been of interest to somebody is gone and irretrievable.
• Translation?
• What did it get them?
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It’s more about appearance
544 U.S. 696 (2005)
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
v.
UNITED STATES.
No. 04-368. Supreme Court of United States.
Argued April 27, 2005. Decided May 31, 2005.
REHNQUIST, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
…the jury instructions here were flawed…
The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed,
and the case is remanded for further
proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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How do I know if I’m about to Break Bad?
•Test it
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Legal Test
• Is it Legal?
–Standards
–Rules
–Codes of conduct
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Everybody Test
• Can everybody do it?
• Can every citizen do it?
• Can my subordinates do it?
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CNN Test
• Would I mind if it was on CNN?
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Golden Rule Test
• Would I mind if someone did it to me?
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Vent Test
• Ask someone what they think
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Turkey Test
• Would I mind telling my family about this at Thanksgiving dinner?
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QuotesA man should be upright;
not be kept upright.
Marcus Aurelius
What is wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it.
Right is still right, even if no one else is doing it.
William Penn
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Summary
• Ethics Policies provide guidance
• We decide to break bad
• Decisions have consequences
• Make good decisions