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11:07 am
Thu July 26, 2012

From Enron To Penn State, How Cover-Ups Happen

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 11:38 am

From the sex-abuse case at Penn State and in the Catholic church to the unethical accounting practices at Enron, top officials sometimes opt to hide and obscure instead of telling the truth. Cover-ups often start small, and grow into scandals that tarnish the reputations of entire institutions.