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I don't either when I'm looking for a job.
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ChooChooCat wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:09 pm That’s probably it for Robbins.

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What was the conflict of interest?
I have missed that detail in all of this.
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Postmaster wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:08 pm What was the conflict of interest?
I have missed that detail in all of this.
He used to do work with a company that worked with/for universities and that was over 5 years ago. So it's a shoddy accusation needless to say.
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ChooChooCat wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:39 am
Postmaster wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:08 pm What was the conflict of interest?
I have missed that detail in all of this.
He used to do work with a company that worked with/for universities and that was over 5 years ago. So it's a shoddy accusation needless to say.
IMNSHO, in any corporate structure, whenever a board member (especially and officer of the board) also has a management role in the organization, there is a potential for, and generally an appearance of, conflict of interest.

And, that is the issue that's being criticized here.
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pc in NM wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:31 am
ChooChooCat wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:39 am
Postmaster wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:08 pm What was the conflict of interest?
I have missed that detail in all of this.
He used to do work with a company that worked with/for universities and that was over 5 years ago. So it's a shoddy accusation needless to say.
IMNSHO, in any corporate structure, whenever a board member (especially and officer of the board) also has a management role in the organization, there is a potential for, and generally an appearance of, conflict of interest.

And, that is the issue that's being criticized here.

Yup. Also, there were some odd things with the Ashford trx that some watchers believe are trying to be tampered down by the ABOR members that were Robbins champions.
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An example is why should Robbins (a state employee) have received a cash bonus when the deal closed? The whole inventive structure is fucked up and should be flagged as a reason why the blazing red flags were intentionally ignored.
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pc in NM wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:31 am
ChooChooCat wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:39 am
Postmaster wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:08 pm What was the conflict of interest?
I have missed that detail in all of this.
He used to do work with a company that worked with/for universities and that was over 5 years ago. So it's a shoddy accusation needless to say.
IMNSHO, in any corporate structure, whenever a board member (especially and officer of the board) also has a management role in the organization, there is a potential for, and generally an appearance of, conflict of interest.

And, that is the issue that's being criticized here.
That doesn't apply to Duval though.
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GlobalCat wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:20 am An example is why should Robbins (a state employee) have received a cash bonus when the deal closed?
I can't say for AZ state employees, but as a CA state employee I could not even accept a $20 Amazon gift card from a vendor.
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$1.5M.
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