Skip to main content
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

Stories

The Press Democrat Logo.

The Press Democrat Logo.

DEMA CEO Offered to Hire Family Members of two Public Health Directors who Oversaw her Multimillion-dollar Deals

John Pelissero, director, government ethics, quoted by The Press Democrat.

Director, Government Ethics, John Pelissero, told The Press Democrat the situation represented an ethical issue for Tina Rivera, even if her daughter’s work for DEMA was short-lived.

“That just looks like a clear conflict of interest; it could look like this is some sort of a favor being done for the agency head by the contractor.”

 

John Pelissero, director, government ethics, quoted by The Press Democrat.

Ethics
media, government