The lure and danger of deficient corporate ethics will be discussed by prosecutor Hank Shea and convicted white-collar criminals Nick and Carolyn Ryberg Tuesday, March 17, at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
The event, sponsored by the College of Business and business professional fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, will be from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom. The discussion is free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public.
Shea, who has been one of the country’s most effective white-collar crime prosecutors, for nearly 18 years served as assistant U.S. attorney for Minnesota, and since January 2007 as special assistant U.S. attorney. The U.S. Attorney’s Office collected more than $50 million in restitution, fines and forfeitures from crimes that he prosecuted.
Shea has received a Department of Justice commendation, a Department of Justice Director’s Award, a Chief Postal Inspector’s Special Award and a Department of Justice Special Achievement Award. He also received the Minnesota State Bar Association Professional Excellence Award for outstanding efforts to advance the legal profession and justice.
He has published several articles about why the offenders committed their crimes.
Nick Ryberg, as human resource director for a large, privately held company in the Twin Cities, was responsible for employee recruiting and for hiring candidate search firms. In a scheme to defraud his employer, Ryberg hired his wife, Carolyn, as an independent contractor.
The Rybergs pled guilty to mail fraud and were sentenced to 24 months and 30 months imprisonment and full restitution, respectively. During the presentation they explain how a misguided value system can lead down a self-destructive path of criminal wrongdoing.
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