Question $19(3$ points$)$

John embezzled $$650,000$ from his employer. When John's boss, Barbara, discovered the fraud, she reported the sordid details of John's fraud to the local newspaper.

Barbara did this before conducting a thorough investigation. The next day John read the newspaper article about his fraud, which included his own name, which aggravated and humiliated him greatly. Which of the following is correct?

The company should not have put John's name and story in the paper because when other employees find out about the fraud, they might decide to leave the organization.

Barbara may have misrepresented significant details of the fraud and may have exposed the company to a defamation lawsuit.

Barbara did the wrong thing since she has humiliated John and embarrassed his family.

Barbara did the right thing by publishing John's identity in the newspaper because it punished him for stealing as well as served a warning to his neighbors who might also be at the risk of being defrauded.

Barbara did the right thing because it sends a signal to the rest of the employees that fraud will not be tolerated by the company.