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James McGrath is the Managing Partner of McGrath & Grace, Ltd., a law firm that specializes in conducting independent corporate internal investigations worldwide.  The former chief legal officer of a federally-funded narcotics task force in Cleveland, Ohio and a former prosecutor, he has been published in leading legal and compliance and ethics publications, and his writings have been commented on by the Wall Street Journal Online, leading blogs, and the Department of Justice.

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Best Not to Jump Gun in Collegiate Athletics Investigations

The late President Ronald Reagan had a philosophy about arms reduction treaties with the former Soviet Union:  trust but verify. One would think that with recent history bearing out the wisdom of that practice as regards athletic recruiting and eligibility scandals, university administrators would avoid rushing to judgment and proclaiming the innocence of their programs and coaching staffs before the results of internal and external investigations are known.