conflict-of-interest
Trump Says He'll Step Away from His Business to Focus on Being President
The president-elect tweeted that he will hold a press conference on December 15 to spell out the change.
How Eric Holder's Corporate Law Firm Is Turning Into a 'Shadow Justice Department'
A decline in federal prosecutions of white-collar crime and the circulation of personnel between the DOJ and corporate law has raised questions about the Obama administration's handling of the finance industry.
Mexicans Outraged — But Not Surprised — After Crony Clears President in 'White House' Scandal
Enrique Peña Nieto tapped a old party hand and confessed “friend” of his finance minister to investigate conflict of interest allegations, which resulted in all parties being cleared of wrongdoing.
Leading Anti-Marijuana Academics Are Paid by Painkiller Drug Companies
Researchers who have advocated against legalizing pot have also been on the payroll of top pharmaceutical firms with products that could be easily replaced by using marijuana. Could this be a major conflict of interest in the pot debate?
Ex-SEC Official Steps Down Amid Questions Over His Work for Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford
Barasch stepped down not long after a five-part series published by VICE uncovered potential violations of federal conflict-of-interest laws by Barasch while representing Stanford. Meanwhile, the vast majority of American investors who got taken in by...
Twinning Is Winning
For this fashion story, we found a bunch of twins and dressed (and undressed) them so many times, they couldn't even tell themselves apart from their biological carbon copies.
VICE Exclusive: How a Former Official Manipulated the System for His Clients and His Own Financial Benefit
Law firm's leaked documents demonstrate how the "revolving door" of SEC culture leaves investors unprotected and makes Wall Street executives rich.
Chuck Strahl Oversaw Government Spies While Registered as an Enbridge Lobbyist
Like those underemployed twenty-somethings the internet loves to ridicule, former cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has to hustle a few side jobs to get the bills paid. “I’m not independently wealthy,” he told the National Post earlier this month, when...