Thursday, November 29, 2007

Post Katrina Bribery - Corruption Doesn't Pay Says Business Ethics Speaker - Chuck Gallagher

Today a Grand Jury handed down an idictment against members of "The Scruggs Law Firm" for alleged bribery of Third Circut District Court Judge, Henry Lackey, of the State of Mississippi. According to the indictment Scruggs tried to bribe Judge Lackey with $40,000 to provide a favorable ruling on a case they were a party to.


To read the indictment see the following link: http://online.wsj.com/media/LB_wsj071127-show1_case_doc.pdf


Smart...real smart. How often do folks think that somehow there isn't a consequence to choices they make. Every Choice Has A Consequence!


As a business ethics speaker, I understand that fundamental law of the universe so well. I, too, felt that choices made could avoid consequences. Wrong! You cannot avoid the consequences of your choices and actions. You may not see them immediately and often the time between choices and consequences create the illusion that they don't exist. They do.


The story has all the trappings of a good John Grisham book. The problem is - the outcome will likely be prison...a place I've been and don't care to go again.


In my newest presentation, "The Truth About Consequeces," I explore with business groups the reality about the choices we make and the consequences - either positive or negative - that can follow. For information about that presentation, contact me at http://www.chuckgallagher.com/contact.html


Read the indictment and offer your comments here.


Business Ethics Speaker - Chuck Gallagher - signing off...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Judge Thrash should be removed from the bench, He take advantage of the constitution right to a jury trail as oppose to pleading.When a defended sorry if I hurt anyone how can Thrash there was no remorse. the defend made staments showthing how unfair he had been the caluate the sentencing and how she sved a person from getting hurt or death. he wanted to make example of her hoping he would get to the white house the 11th district has the highest rate of whie collar long sentence than any other district. Thrash used the setencing guide for the new guilding rather than the old one because the fraud was commited when the old law was in affect.