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Enron "whistleblower" a fraud?

October 16, 2007 — 6:59am ET

Lynn Brewer has achieved fame with her new book Confessions of an Enron Executive: A Whistleblower's Story. She has given up to 200 speeches including the keynote address at a Sarbanes-Oxley conference hosted by the New York Stock Exchange. But now a USA Today investigation has raised claims about whether she has exaggerated her status as an Enron "executive" and as a "whistleblower." The paper calls her "an astute self-promoter who parlayed an undistinguished 32-month stint as an Enron employee into a lucrative career in the corporate ethics industry." Another zinger: "Her transformation from back-office researcher to international corporate governance heroine is astonishing." This is quite a story.  

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By Barry Hurd | Posted 6:58pm | October 29, 2007

I wonder if this eye-opener to the whistle-blowing story is a little better

"Working diligently through the week, contributing reporter Greg Farrell from USAToday probably never realized that his actions would send an impact around the world. In a hurried rush of editorial confusion, Greg succumbed to the pressure of sending along a message that should have been double-checked."

I felt that was a better resolution to the article, actually adding to it, rather than just adding commentary.

By Dietrich Schmitz of Seattle | Posted 11:30pm | July 29, 2008

I have had direct contact with Lynn Brewer and let me say that I was not impressed by her concepts of either Integrity, or Ethics. There are reasons I can't go into full detail but do this: if you have contact with her investigate the facts yourself. Read the US Today article. I don't believe they have yet (or will ever) need to issue an apology for what they stated.

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