Paterno was never accused by authorities of any legal wrongdoing, but it didn't stop troubling, uncomfortable questions.
Indeed, courts and regulators often require that such a monitor be embedded in a company to prevent future wrongdoing as part of a legal settlement of charges the company has engaged in wrongdoing.
The government does not accuse Merrill Lynch of any wrongdoing in legal documents.
Due to complex political, regulatory, investment and legal issues, pension wrongdoing has not received adequate attention from federal and state regulators or law enforcement.
Madhusree Mukherjee says the prime minister may have wanted to avoid going further because "any admission of wrongdoing could facilitate a legal claim for reparations".
But some drug companies already were making disclosure as a result of legal settlements over various types of wrongdoing. (The big example was the allegation that Glaxo downplayed the risks of its Paxil in adolescents.) In a great piece of work, ProPublica collated the available disclosures into a single database called Dollars for Docs.
While the political contributions were legal and Clinton is not accused of wrongdoing, prosecutors allege Branscum's expense report was false and that the money illegally financed the contributions.
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Being stopped if you are innocent of wrongdoing, even if the officer has legal grounds for doing so, is without question humiliating and maddening.
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It refers to the recent practice of using allegations of wrongdoing as weapons in what are political, not legal, battles.
It wasn't immediately clear if they had legal representation or whether they were going to be charged with any wrongdoing.
The obvious advantage for organizations is the opportunity to stop the wrongdoing and correct the problem early, which can help organizations avoid possible legal liabilities.
"Time has shown that the existing democratic and legal processes worked in removing the MPs who were shown to have been guilty of serious wrongdoing during the expenses scandal, " its report said.
But Jennifer Greene, a human-rights expert at the University of Minnesota Law School, came close in a recent article in which she argued that Shell is in the same legal position as the Nazi-era company when it comes to its potential liability for wrongdoing in Nigeria.
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Mr Zini, the legal counsel, who helped Parmalat set up many of its offshore subsidiaries, has also denied wrongdoing.
Given Apple's staunch denial of wrongdoing and general willingness to litigate, it seems we may be in for some more legal fireworks this summer.
Cohen and his firm, who have not been charged or accused of any wrongdoing and contend they have always acted appropriately, are trying to limit the damage from the legal fire that is blazing around them.
Another hurdle is how to structure a settlement that is narrow enough to satisfy Goldman, including by limiting its legal liability, but would allow the SEC to go after the company if the agency uncovers new evidence of wrongdoing related to the existing cases, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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