Personal_Misconduct_Ethics_Standard
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/151#Personal_Misconduct_Ethics_Standard
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Parent
PersonalMisconductEthicsStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PersonalMisconductEthicsStandard
Concept Category
Resource
Confidence
0.95
Createdby
Professional engineering ethics community and NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Documenttitle
Professional Norms on Personal Misconduct and Engineering Ethics
Importance
high
Resourceclass
Personal Misconduct Ethics Standard
Usedby
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in evaluating Engineer A (theft, fraudulent checks) and Engineer B (fraudulent tax returns)
Usedincontext
Establishes that personal criminal misconduct — including theft, fraud, and tax evasion — by a licensed engineer falls within the scope of professional ethics obligations because such conduct undermines public confidence in the integrity and honesty of the profession, even when not directly related to engineering practice
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Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A was charged with the criminal offense of theft in the first degree and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to a short jail term and five years of supervised probation and to make restitution. During his period of probation he was employed as an engineer by another firm and while so employed he engaged in the writing and cashing of fraudulent checks.
Text References
Engineer A was charged with the criminal offense of theft in the first degree and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to a short jail term and five years of supervised probation and to make restitution. During his period of probation he was employed as an engineer by another firm and while so employed he engaged in the writing and cashing of fraudulent checks.
Engineer B was charged with, tried and convicted of the offense of filing fraudulent income tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service. The newspaper accounts of the case noted that he was an engineer.
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Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
0e29cb73e53a1218...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
151
Discovered in Pass
1
Discovered in Section
facts
First Discovered
2026-03-02T10:04:42.067528+00:00
First Case
151
Generated
2026-03-02T10:04:42.067528+00:00
Attributed To
Case 151 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T10:26:02.455437
Generated By
ProEthica Case 151 Extraction