While looking for an write-up pertaining to business ethics I found an article on the story of a certain New York State Attorney General. Eliot Spitzer, a former Governor of New York, is famous for perusing individuals involved in unethical and dishonest business practices. “Corporate white-collar crime” was his target and in many cases he succeeded in having the wrong doings highlighted and supplemented for by the guilty parties involved. As I looked into Spitzer further, however, I found a few indiscretions. For someone whose mission it was to “force out bad apples”, I was surprised to find out that his own Attorney General campaign was funded by a controversial loan from his father. Another unsettling fact was that his resignation as governor was prompted by a prostitution scandal. At first I thought that Spitzer was promoting and enforcing the ethical issue of honest business practices by uncovering and prosecuting the shady deals of the financial services industry. However, after looking into his background and reading contrasting opinions I am no longer sure if his motives were pure or if they were focused on his own personal profit.