In 2007, while working for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), I was tasked with the issuance of identification card (ID) for customers who could not personally appear at the DMV office. I was to arrive at the location, process the application, take a picture and inform the customer that their ID would arrive in the mail. This process usually took up to an hour depending on the cooperativeness of the applicant. Usually, I was assigned to assist customer living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities.
On one particular day, as I was entering a nursing home, I was greeted by nurses before introducing myself to the applicant. I was told that the applicant had cognitive impairment and was moody. I was also introduced to a gentleman who identified himself as the applicant’s “son”. The “son” appeared very anxious and questioned the speediness of the process. As I was speaking to the nurse, she thought it was odd that the gentleman introduced himself as the applicant’s “son” as it was listed in the nursing home’s file, that the applicant had no children and rarely received visits. Upon my departure, the “son” offered me $200 which included a request that I speed up the normal processing time. …show more content…
I had to determine the decisions that need to be taken. Although I questioned his offer of $200, I also considered his gesture to be a form of gratuity in which I knew I could not accept. Ethics state that “actions that in themselves are morally innocent may be illegal” (Johnson and Reath p. 3). I had to determine, if the “son’s” $200 gesture was morally innocent or if the gesture was an illegal intent of fraudulent activity. Subsequent to my arrival at my office, I notified my manager who notified the investigation department. I informed my manager that the “son’s” actions were questionable which included the monetary
On one particular day, as I was entering a nursing home, I was greeted by nurses before introducing myself to the applicant. I was told that the applicant had cognitive impairment and was moody. I was also introduced to a gentleman who identified himself as the applicant’s “son”. The “son” appeared very anxious and questioned the speediness of the process. As I was speaking to the nurse, she thought it was odd that the gentleman introduced himself as the applicant’s “son” as it was listed in the nursing home’s file, that the applicant had no children and rarely received visits. Upon my departure, the “son” offered me $200 which included a request that I speed up the normal processing time. …show more content…
I had to determine the decisions that need to be taken. Although I questioned his offer of $200, I also considered his gesture to be a form of gratuity in which I knew I could not accept. Ethics state that “actions that in themselves are morally innocent may be illegal” (Johnson and Reath p. 3). I had to determine, if the “son’s” $200 gesture was morally innocent or if the gesture was an illegal intent of fraudulent activity. Subsequent to my arrival at my office, I notified my manager who notified the investigation department. I informed my manager that the “son’s” actions were questionable which included the monetary