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Code Of Ethics

The case I am analyzing is about David Wittig, the former Westar Energy chief executive. He has been convicted of looting the utility. In a ruling last Tuesday, January 3rd, U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson upheld the majority of the Kansas City, Kansas jury's decision in September requiring Wittig to forfeit millions of dollars in stock, insurance payments, incentive bonuses and other assets tied to his crime. But Robinson said that the government failed to provide a direct connection between Wittig's schemes to defraud the Topeka based company and his purchase of the historic Alf Landon Mansion, as well as a long list of household items, including $282,500 in audio/video equipment and a $15,000 pool table.
The only ethical issue I see is that he looted the utility to purchase items on his personal behalf.
I think that the alternatives could be that he 1) forfeit all Westar stock, insurance payments, incentive bonuses and other assets tied to his crime be divided up......


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