I don't think that's necessarily a case of conflict of interest, but merely misunderstanding what agile methodologies are really about. They're really quite radical.
The behaviour is too sophisticated for it to be merely an innocent misunderstanding. On some level it is being knowingly manipulated and weaponised.
It's inevitable because essentially every methodology is a very fuzzy description of a set of ideas and practices so people and groups will interpret it in a way that benefits them.