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May 15, 2003
Jayson Blair Headed For The Federal Pen?
So, the word on the street is that the U.S. Attorney's Office is looking at possible charges against Jayson Blair, the infamous NY Times reporter. Jeff Jarvis describes it as chilling. I think that's a premature assesment, since we don't know what charges the authorities may be contemplating.
Let's not forget that filing fake expense reports is fraud, and while the offense might not be worthy of federal charges, that doesn't mean it should be ignored. Enron was also fraud. Should it have been ignored?
With Enron, people lost their trust in corporate accounting. With Jayson Blair, people lost their trust in an American institution.
Posted by crandal at May 15, 2003 10:19 PM