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> this isn't the result of a "few bad apples", but rather its a large industry

Just wanted to point out that the term is really "a few bad apples spoils the barrel"

So a "few bad apples" in this case applies, and those apples are probably the executives in charge of the program. All the people involved who may not normally do morally questionable things, were "spoiled" because of the bad apples.

Indeed.

Thanks for clearing that up!