Engineer B (BER 83-1) Credential-Misrepresenting Firm Principal Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/174#Engineer_B_BER_83-1_Credential-Misrepresenting_Firm_Principal_Engineer
Definition
Engineer B terminated Engineer A but continued distributing brochures listing Engineer A as a key employee, both during the notice period and after actual termination, with intent to enhance the firm's qualifications. Found to have acted unethically by continuing distribution after actual termination.
Properties
Instance of
Credential-MisrepresentingFirmPrincipalEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Credential-MisrepresentingFirmPrincipalEngineer
Attributes
| violation_found | Yes — distribution after actual termination |
| intent_finding | Intent to enhance firm qualifications found |
| case_reference | BER 83-1 |
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | employer_of |
| target | Engineer A (BER 83-1) Brochure-Misrepresented Departing Engineer |
| type | misrepresented_to |
| target | Prospective Clients of Engineer B's Firm |
Role category
provider_client
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer B distributed a previously printed brochure listing Engineer A as one of Engineer B's key employees
Text references
Engineer B acted with 'intent and purpose' in distributing the misleading brochure
Engineer B distributed a previously printed brochure listing Engineer A as one of Engineer B's key employees
it was unethical for Engineer B to distribute a brochure listing Engineer A as a key employee after Engineer A's actual termination
TTL
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case174:Engineer_B_BER_83-1_Credential-Misrepresenting_Firm_Principal_Engineer a proeth:Credential-MisrepresentingFirmPrincipalEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer B (BER 83-1) Credential-Misrepresenting Firm Principal Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case174:Engineer_B_BER_83-1_Key_Employee_Misrepresentation_Violation,
case174:Engineer_B_BER_83-1_Notice_Period_Conditional_Permissibility,
case174:Honesty_Obligation_in_Engineering_Firm_Promotional_Activities ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case174:Key_Employee_Brochure_Listing_Violation_by_Engineer_B_in_BER_83-1,
case174:Post-Actual-Departure_Brochure_Prohibition_Applied_to_Engineer_B_BER_83-1 ;
proeth:attributes "{'violation_found': 'Yes — distribution after actual termination', 'intent_finding': 'Intent to enhance firm qualifications found', 'case_reference': 'BER 83-1'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer B terminated Engineer A but continued distributing brochures listing Engineer A as a key employee, both during the notice period and after actual termination, with intent to enhance the firm's qualifications. Found to have acted unethically by continuing distribution after actual termination." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "174" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T12:14:50.768147+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "174" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T12:14:50.768147+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'employer_of', 'target': 'Engineer A (BER 83-1) Brochure-Misrepresented Departing Engineer'}",
"{'type': 'misrepresented_to', 'target': \"Prospective Clients of Engineer B's Firm\"}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Credential-Misrepresenting Firm Principal Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer B distributed a previously printed brochure listing Engineer A as one of Engineer B's key employees" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer B acted with 'intent and purpose' in distributing the misleading brochure",
"Engineer B distributed a previously printed brochure listing Engineer A as one of Engineer B's key employees",
"it was unethical for Engineer B to distribute a brochure listing Engineer A as a key employee after Engineer A's actual termination" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 174 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T12:34:10.119512"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 174 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
174
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T12:14:50.768147+00:00
First case
174
Generated
2026-03-01T12:14:50.768147+00:00
Attributed to
Case 174 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T12:34:10.119512
Generated by
ProEthica Case 174 Extraction