Resignation

Nine of Thirteen Axon Ethics Board Members Resign After Company Announces Taser-Equipped Drones Without Consultation

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On June 6, 2022, nine members of Axon’s thirteen-member AI and Policing Technology Ethics Board resigned in protest after the company announced plans to develop Taser-equipped drones for deployment in schools to respond to mass shootings. The resigning members—including founding chair Barry …

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Dallas and Boston Fed Presidents Resign Over Trading Scandal

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Robert Kaplan (Dallas Fed) and Eric Rosengren (Boston Fed) announce simultaneous resignations following massive public backlash over their 2020 trading activities. The scandal revealed deep ethical vulnerabilities in the Federal Reserve, where senior officials traded stocks during critical market …

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HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns After $1 Million Private Jet Scandal

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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned after revelations he spent over $1 million in taxpayer funds on private jets and military aircraft for travel that included personal business. Price took at least 26 private charter flights costing over $400,000, often to places where he had …

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