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Of note: the CEO of Mylan, Heather Bresch, is also the daughter of the senior senator representing West Virginia, Joe Manchin, who was also the governor of the state from 2005-2010. Joe's wife (and Heather's mother) Gayle Manchin took over as the head of the National Association of State Boards of Education in 2012, and helped push through the 'EpiPen Law' in 2013 that gave funding preference to schools that stocked them. [0]

Much like fish, the head tends to rot first.

0: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/20/fami...

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It gets even better (Mylan is in my hometown), from Wikipedia [1]:

"In 2007..the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Bresch had claimed to have an MBA degree from West Virginia University, but the university disputed that. The university subsequently awarded her an EMBA despite her having completed only 26 of the required 48 credits. Her father was governor of the state of West Virginia at the time.

In the ensuing controversy, the university announced in April 2008 that it would rescind Bresch's degree. Michael Garrison, WVU President at the time, was reported to be "a family friend and former business associate of Bresch" and a former consultant and lobbyist for Mylan. After a faculty vote of no confidence, Garrison and several university officials subsequently resigned."

[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Bresch

Sounds like a lot of home cookin' going on there, with the EpiPen being only the crescendo of scandals caused by this group of family & friends.

It would be great if we could clean house and replace those acting in bad faith.

What recourse will we have against them? Do any of the punishments for our ruling class have teeth?

If you win, you become richer. If you lose, you... Lose your job at the state capitol?

Worse still: if you lose other people's money you get bailed out (oh, and no bonus for like 3 years or so).

what? no.. you can't take away their bonuses. that would be unfair: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/business/15AIG.html

At least the faculty had integrity.

How is this not the purest form of corruption?!

I thought we had laws against this kind of obvious crap.

Why was the party designation omitted from Manchin? Had he been a Republican, I'm fairly certain it would have been included.

He's a democrat, it took just a second to look up. I don't know why you didn't just post that. Sleazy people in both parties - shocking news for no one.

If you think party affiliation is relevant here, you have a lot to learn about WV politics.

Corruption is corruption. He's a centrist Democrat considering a party switch.

Happy now?

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