| Speaker name: |
Mr. Walter "Walt" Pavlo |
| Topic: |
An Analysis of a White Collar Crime |
| Series: |
 = College Speaker Series |
| Date: |
4/20 |
| Time: |
4 pm |
| Location: |
Math/Nursing Lecture Hall 101 |
| Admission: |
Free |
| Presentation description: |
Mr. Pavlo is a former MCI executive who pled guilty to money laundering and wire fraud in 2001. His story highlights the pressures of working in a large corporate environment and the influences that led to the manipulation of financial records.His purpose is to convey to audiences an understanding of the inner-workings and motivations associated with complex white-collar crimes, with an emphasis on ethical decision-making. He was interviewed by Forbes magazine on his case and the pressures he encountered while working at MCI. The interview resulted in a feature article in Forbes in June of 2002, only a few weeks before MCI/Worldcom disclosed that it had fraudulently manipulated its financial records. |
| Speaker biography: |
Walt Pavlo holds an engineering degree from West Virginia University and an MBA from the Stetson School of Business at Mercer University. He has worked in finance positions at Goodyear Tire, GEC Ltd. and as a Senior Finance Manager in MCIs Telecommunication division where he was responsible for billing and collections in its reseller division.Once a young executive on the rise at MCI, his life took a much different path in 1996 at the age of 33 when he participated in an accounting scheme that would eventually lead him to prison. He pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in January of 2001 and entered Federal Prison shortly thereafter. Mr. Pavlo spent two years in federal prison, was a governmentwitness and has testified in federal court. Since his release from prison in March of 2003 he has conducted speaking engagements and training seminars around the country for corporations, universities, professional societies and federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the US Attorneys Office. |
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| University Sponsor: |
Beta Gamma Sigma and College of Business
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| Contact Person: |
Dr. Keaton Grubbs or Dr. Mike Stroup, Associate Dean
jkgrubbs@sfasu.edu or mstroup@sfasu.edu
936.468.1576 or 936.468.3101 |
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