Academic Fraud at UNC UNC Chapel Hill enrolled student athletes with poor academic performance in fake classes so they would remain eligible to play. The classes soon enabled widespread academic fraud. View
Armstrong’s Doping Downfall Cyclist Lance Armstrong thought his use of performance-enhancing drugs was a way to level the playing field in a sport with pervasive doping. View
Baylor’s Silence on Sexual Assault While the Baylor University football team was winning on the field, university officials failed to take action when allegations of sexual assault by student athletes emerged. View
Collapse at Rana Plaza The deadly collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh stirs debate over worker safety in the effort to drive down prices for international manufacturers and consumers. View
College Admissions Scandal A college admissions prep advisor told wealthy parents that while there were front doors into universities and back doors, he had created a side door that was worth exploring. View
Compounding Illness The New England Compounding Center, a compounding pharmacy, knowingly produced and shipped contaminated drugs, leading to a deadly outbreak of meningitis. View
Countrywide’s Subprime Scandal Countrywide Financial was one of the largest mortgage lenders in the United States, but CEO Angelo Mozilo did not heed his own warnings in the lead-up to the 2007 financial crisis. View
Curbing Corruption: GlaxoSmithKline in China British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline bribed its way into many hospitals in China, but Chinese regulators did not tolerate the company’s corruption. View
Daraprim Price Hike While many were outraged when the price of Daraprim rose from $13.50 per tablet to $750, Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Skreli saw himself as a Robin Hood. View
EpiPen: Out of Reach Pharmaceutical company Mylan defends the drastic price increase of EpiPen, but patients who need the drug question Mylan’s reasons for the outrageous spike. View
Equifax’s Breach of Trust Credit reporting agency Equifax took several weeks to respond to a cybersecurity data breach, putting millions of people at risk of identity theft. View
FIFA Kickbacks: World Cup Corruption Investigations into international soccer organization FIFA uncover extensive bribery and kickbacks among officials around the world. View
Final Exam Heist University of Kentucky student Henry Lynch II crawled through the ducts of his professor’s office to steal the final exam, but later confessed to the crime. View
Making the Grade Lofty standardized testing goals and unequal resources lead teachers and administrators in the Atlanta Public Schools district to cheat. View
Michael Flynn: Under Investigation Michael Flynn sparked controversy by leading a chant to “lock up” Hillary Clinton, but soon he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. View
OxyContin & the Opioid Epidemic Purdue Pharma aggressively marketed OxyContin as a safe pain medicine. As sales and profits increased, so did the number of patients addicted to painkillers. View
OxyContin: Whale Watching Doctors who overprescribed OxyContin were nicknamed “whales” by Purdue Pharma. While doctors pushed pills, Purdue’s profits were pushed to new heights. View
Packing Peanuts for Profit Fearing a loss of profits, the Peanut Corporation of America knowingly shipped peanuts that were contaminated with salmonella. View
Penn State Scandal Following the conviction of assistant coach Jerry Sandusky for sexual abuse, debate continues on how much university officials and head coach Joe Paterno knew of the crimes. View
Raj Rajaratnam: Insider Trader Hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was known for his savvy investments until an investigation found him guilty of insider trading. View
Research Conflicts at UT Austin University of Texas at Austin professor Chip Groat did not see a conflict of interest between his research on hydraulic fracturing and his payments from a Houston-based fracking company. View
Robert Bentley: A Campaign Affair Alabama governor Robert Bentley’s misuse of campaign funds for an extramarital affair cost him more than his political career. View
Samsung’s Political Connections Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong used his company’s economic power to influence president Park Geun-hye, sparking a corruption scandal and political fallout. View
Steering Student Athletes Apparel companies, financial advisers, and managers bribed coaches and families to persuade top student athletes to attend certain schools. View
Tesco Cooks the Books Amid declining sales, British supermarket chain Tesco overstated profits to maintain company value. The irregularities in accounting did not go unnoticed. View
Theranos’ Bad Blood Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes promised to revolutionize blood testing technology, but behind all the hype was a massive fraud. View
United Airlines: Grounded After passenger David Dao was forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight, many questioned why airline policies and procedures would allow such a violent deplaning. View
Volkswagen’s Emissions Evasion Faced with an emissions test their vehicles could not pass, Volkswagen created a “defeat device” in their engines to sidestep regulations. View
Weinstein & Hollywood’s “Open Secret” Allegations of sexual assault by film producer Harvey Weinstein prompted many in Hollywood to reckon with how much they knew about his behavior and why they did not speak up. View
Wells Fargo Fraud Under pressure to meet steep sales goals and incentives, Wells Fargo employees created over a million fraudulent accounts in their customers’ names. View