I recently read an article in the Boston Globe by Dan Shaughnessy that discussed the issue of the NFL hiring former FBI director Robert Mueller to conduct independent investigations following the Ray Rice scandal.
Here is a few quotes from the article:
“But this investigation is already compromised and will remain compromised because, despite Mueller’s long and impressive career, his position as a partner at the WilmerHale law firm demonstrates an enormous conflict of interest regarding any investigation involving the NFL.
“Of course this is going to be a tank job,’’ said Michael Albano, former four-term mayor of Springfield and current member of the Massachusetts Governor’s Council. “It’s a conflict of interest to use that law firm."
“The NFL must think people are stupid or foolish. Apparently they are the only law firm in the country. Are you kidding me?’’
I began to wonder how the public would react if the conflict of interest was a bit deeper. What if an NFL “in-house” attorney co-founded a firm where many of the independent investigators are chosen? What if the NFL had one of their own on the board of directors of the firm? Would that be a conflict? What if two of the board members were also conducting the independent investigations?
Well, in the world of NTM the term “independent” is used loosely at best (in my opinion). We know that Child Safety Protection Network (CSPN) was co-founded by Scott Ross. However, what many don’t know is that two of the CSPN board members, Richard Ramirez and Jim Richter, were both part of the group that did the Vianopolis investigation. In the past few weeks the CSPN board of directors has been updated and no longer indicates the above individuals but one person remains: Tibby Westcott (Board Member and Director).
See:
https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servl ... 2048810272Click on “Officers and Directors Information.” If this link fails you can google “Texas Corporation Search” which will take you to the mycpa website.
Just thought you should know.