Poor Ethics:  A Gateway to Ruin By Dorothy Riggs, CFE Recent news reports of the latest Anthony Weiner scandal , once again brings the discussion of ethics to the tips of our tongues.  When it comes to committing acts of questionable behavior Mr. Weiner is definitely not on that crooked path by himself.  Time and time again we hear of politicians, employees, businessmen, educators, husbands, wives and so on who are caught straying away from the straight and narrow. These wandering acts often lead to catastrophe.  Surely no one intentionally sets out on a path of destruction. So, what leads them to a trajectory of ruin?