Case | HBS Case Collection | October 2011

Chris and Alison Weston (A)

by Sandra J. Sucher and Celia Moore

Abstract

Chris and Alison Weston describe how they, a well-educated middle class couple, ended up committing mail fraud, for which they each served a year and a half in federal prison. The case highlights for students how otherwise upstanding individuals much like themselves can commit crimes without being truly aware that they are doing It.

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Conflict of Interests; Value;

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Citation:

Sucher, Sandra J., and Celia Moore. "Chris and Alison Weston (A)." Harvard Business School Case 612-019, October 2011.

Related Work

  1. Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | November 2012 (Revised January 2018)

    Chris and Alison Weston (A), (B), (C)

    Sandra J. Sucher

    Teaching Note for Chris and Alison Weston(A), (B) and (C) cases.

    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Conflict of Interests; Value; United States;

    Citation:

    Sucher, Sandra J. "Chris and Alison Weston (A), (B), (C)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 613-018, November 2012. (Revised January 2018.)  View Details
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MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice
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