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but I've long maintained that the financial services industry attracts more than it's share of rogues and thieves.

While I believe this to be true, I would expand that to any area where funds are available and not properly monitored.

Locally, I have seen low-level administrators in school districts and one sheriff's office go to the grey-bar hotel for stealing public money. One of the school districts had 3 people embezzle over $300K.

Recently, a fire chief stole around $20K from his department. For a west Texas VFD, that is a large amount to lose. Personally, I would have given him life for that one.

Charities? Don't get me started there. I am sure you have seen the (name your own- boy/girl/family) that has a (rare disease/massive injury/etc) that needs money on the web somewhere. Too many have been found to be a complete fraud. Our local TV stations mentioned one of these 3 or 4 years ago then found out months later that the whole thing was a hoax. Now they only carry local stories that are vetted and normally go to a local bank.

Greed is universal to everyone. How an individual controls the urge just goes back to their moral character.

Gene