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that would inevitably focus on a star executive already being publicly discussed
as a potential successor to mr scott. They accused him and his team of being
overbearing disruptive and nave about the moral ambiguities of doing business
abroad. They did not care for mr lewis law enforcement approach and the fact
that mr scott convened a meeting to express these concerns only emphasized
the importance placed on these topics by senior executives. By meetings end,
mr senser had been ordered to work with mr mars and other to develop a
modified protocol for interan investigations. The new protocol, a highly
bureaucratic process that gave senior wal-mart executives including executives
at the business units being investigated more control over internal
investigations. Under the new protocol mr lewis and his team would only
investigate significant allegations.
Mr rodriquezmacedo, the man now in charge wrapped the case in a few weeks,
with little additional investigation. His report concluded there is no evidence or
clear indication. He was also silent on the evidence that wal-mart de mexico had
doled out donations to get permits. Nor did he address evidence that he and
other executives had suppressed or rewritten audits that would have alerted hq
to improper payments. Instead the bulk of mr rodriguezmacedos report attacked
the integrity of his accuser. The report included several false statements.