Ex-Wal-Mart Executive Alleges Ethics Violations BRIEFING: NEW YORK:
International Herald Tribune, 2007-05-26
Julie Roehm, the marketing chief fired by Wal-Mart Stores for alleged conflicts of interest, accused executives of violating the company's ethics policy by accepting free plane travel, concert tickets, and, in the case of the chief executive, H. Lee Scott, discounts on yacht purchases. Roehm said in court papers filed in Detroit on Thursday that she never put her own interests first, "although other executive employees of Wal-Mart did on a frequent basis."
The filing follows Roehm's lawsuit for breach of contract and fraud in December and a counterclaim by Wal-Mart in March that accused her of taking gifts from DraftFCB, an advertising agency she had hired, and having an affair with a subordinate.
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