Situation: An ASCE member forwards newspaper reports to the Committee on Professional Conduct (CPC) detailing the indictment of several state officials and business leaders on charges of bid rigging, criminal conspiracy, and bribery. The indictment is the culmination of a sweeping investigation into the state highway agency's procurement process, and its findings describe a long-standing, pervasive culture of corruption that has seen millions of dollars in engineering and construction contracts awarded to contractors in exchange for campaign contributions and other favors.
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