Government probes May 'Bankers Gone Wild' incident RAW STORY

Published: Wednesday June 20, 2007 Print This Email This The government is probing a federal agency's golf outing after witnesses reported that a senior official tried to turn it into a "Girls Gone Wild" video, the Washington Post reports. "People who work at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. -- the folks who oversee the nation's financial institutions -- are often, and apparently most unfairly, stereotyped as boring pencil pushers," Al Kamen reports for the Post at his "In The Loop" column. Kamen continues, "They are, it turns out, a fun-loving crowd. And there's an internal investigation now into whether someone was having a bit too much fun at the division of information technology's annual golf outing May 22 at Penderbrook Golf Club in Fairfax County." "The FDIC is looking into reports that a senior official in the 274-employee division asked or offered to pay two women at the outing -- one of whom didn't work in that division -- to take off their blouses, which they did," Kamen reports. "The incident allegedly was seen by many of the people who attended, though it was unclear whether it occurred in the clubhouse or on one of the greens." Andrew Gray, the FDIC's public affairs director, tells the paper, "The individuals that participated in this off-site event used their own resources and took official leave to attend. However, since the event was publicized internally by staff within the Division of Technology, the FDIC has taken strong action to thoroughly investigate and determine the facts behind the allegations. This investigation may be completed as early as this week, and full disciplinary action will be taken against individuals who are found to have behaved unprofessionally and inappropriately. We expect all FDIC employees to adhere to the highest standards of professionalism." "And, at a minimum, to keep their clothes on," Kamen mockingly adds. FULL WASHINGTON POST COLUMN CAN BE READ AT THIS LINK



