Michael Hiltzik: Can you trust investment executives who were snared in the college cheating scandal?
We're often told that trust is a hard quality to develop, and the easiest of all to lose.
That notion is about to be put to the test by the college admission scandal, in which investment executives, doctors and at least one high-profile lawyer stand accused of having committed bribery and fraud to get their kids into college.
The question sure to be asked by their clients and patients is whether their alleged willingness to bend the rules in the admissions case says anything about their trustworthiness in general.
That's especially pertinent because, while many of the headlines have focused on two Hollywood actresses - who after all make things up for a living - many of those arrested are professionals whose activities are ostensibly subject to strict scrutiny by government regulators, licensing boards and their own employers.
The charges place the effectiveness of the culture of compliance under which many have worked under the spotlight. That's partially because of the lengths
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