Assignment:
Q: You have obtained a U.S. government grants to help train physicians in a developing country on new techniques for fighting AIDS. While working within the developing country's Ministry of Disease Control, you have uncovered evidence that certain monies received through the International Red Cross had been misappropriated by certain officials of the ministry. The money was to be used to test and ensure the safety of the country's blood supply. Instead, it seems that the money was used to buy new ambulances for some of the country's hospitals. Should you report this transgression? Do you have any legal duty to report ? Do you have an ethical duty to report ? If so, to Whom ? Does the fact that such reporting may jeopardize your relationship with members of the ministry and the U.S. agency that hired you enter into your decision? Does the FCPA apply to this case? How can materials on whistle blowing be applied to this hypothetical incident ? Do you have an obligation to obtain a sufficient amount of evidence before reporting ?