When Trust is Betrayed: Religious Institutions and White Collar Crime

In 1990, the comptroller of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo was charged with the embezzlement of eight million dollars of money belonging to the Diocese, He was subsequently convicted and served several years in state prison. Using this case as a starting point, this paper looks at several examples...

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Publié dans:Journal of business ethics
Auteurs: Fleckenstein, Marilynn P. (Auteur) ; Bowes, John C. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2000
Dans: Journal of business ethics
Année: 2000, Volume: 23, Numéro: 1, Pages: 111-115
Sujets non-standardisés:B Justice
B Religious Institutions
B Mercy
B White-collar Crime
B Trust
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Résumé:In 1990, the comptroller of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo was charged with the embezzlement of eight million dollars of money belonging to the Diocese, He was subsequently convicted and served several years in state prison. Using this case as a starting point, this paper looks at several examples of white-collar crime and religious institutions. Should justice or mercy be the operative virtue in dealing with such criminals?
ISSN:1573-0697
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1006283213766